Method for producing Haemophilus influenzae type B antigens

The invention concerns a method for producing, on an industrial scale, capsular polysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae type b (PRP) intended for vaccine purposes, according to which a strain of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is cultured in a culture medium, the culture supernatant is harveste...

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Hauptverfasser: Le Hir Jérome, Lindley Nicholas, Barbirato Fabien, Loubiere Pascal
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Zusammenfassung:The invention concerns a method for producing, on an industrial scale, capsular polysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae type b (PRP) intended for vaccine purposes, according to which a strain of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is cultured in a culture medium, the culture supernatant is harvested and treated in order to extract the capsular polysaccharide therefrom, said culture medium comprising at least: -one source of carbon, -protoporphyrin, -salts, -amino acids, -NAD or NADH, -vitamins, -means for regulating the pH, characterised in that said culture medium is chemically defined.