CoPoP nanoparticle vaccine (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

CoPoP nanoparticle vaccine

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The illustration, above, shows the experimental bird flu vaccine platform. The H5 and N1 proteins attach via his-tag (teal coil) to cobalt ions (red plug) within the cobalt-porphyrin-phospholipid nanoparticle. PHAD and QS-21 are adjuvants embedded into nanoparticle.

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University at Buffalo

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