Question

The first edible vaccine was developed in tobacco plants to express which specific antigen?

Options

• Influenza hemagglutinin using \(lacZ\) fusion

• Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) using the 'S' gene of HBV

• Polio capsid protein using pBR322

• Adenosine deaminase using retroviral vectors

Answer 1

The first edible vaccine was successfully developed in transgenic tobacco engineered with the 'S' gene of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) to express the Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).