Antigen definition
Antigen means a substance recognized by the body as being foreign; it results in the production of specific antibodies directed against it.
Antigen means a substance that causes the immune system to produce antibodies against it.
Antigen means any protein (including any glyco- or lipo-protein), carbohydrate, compound or other composition, and any fragment, peptide or epitope thereof, that stimulates the production of antibodies.
Examples of Antigen in a sentence
For the avoidance of doubt, GSK shall be solely responsible for (and shall have sole decision-making rights for) the composition of a GSK Product, including adding or changing Antigens or Antigen Variants, as well as the primary vaccine Antigen.
More Definitions of Antigen
Antigen means a molecule (i.e., protein, polypeptide, peptide, carbohydrate, glycoprotein, glycolipid and/or any combination of the foregoing that is, or is derived in whole or part from, a molecule associated with an infectious agent) that produces an Immune Response to such molecule in a human and/or animal recipient.
Antigen means (a) any protein (including any glyco- or lipo-protein), carbohydrate, compound or other composition that stimulates the production of Antibodies or against which Antibodies are Directed, or (b) any naturally occurring isoform or variants thereof. The whole protein, carbohydrate, compound or other composition as well as a portion of the whole is considered the same Antigen.
Antigen means any antigen, defined by its amino acid sequence, associated with a Pathogen, together with all Antigen Variants thereof.
Antigen means a molecule that causes an immune system response.
Antigen means a target molecule to which an Antibody specifically binds and includes all epitopes on that target molecule.
Antigen means any material that induces an adaptive immune response specific to itself. “Antigen(s)” includes antigens from viruses, bacteria, parasites, self or addiction as a Vaccine target. “Antigen” shall exclude the following: (a) antigens expressed from DNA or RNA in vivo (where the DNA or RNA is not in a live vector); (b) Free Polysaccharide; and (c) live replicating virus when the virus is contained in PRINT Material. For the sake of clarity, the Antigens included in the scope of the Vaccines Option granted to GSK hereunder encompass pre-conjugated polysaccharides and other live vectors.