Besides silver, other metals have also been used in the field of medicines since long back as in India, China, and Egypt, gold was used for the treatment of various diseases such as syphilis, smallpox, skin ulcers, and measles (Richards et al., 2002; Kumar, 2007). Several organo-gold...
The yeast system for the recombinant antigen was to ensure safety and low cost. Yeast-derived S-HBsAg assembled into virus-like particles (VLPs) were as immunogenic as natural subviral particles, and highly effective vaccines containing S-HBsAg have been widely used as prophylactic vaccines against...