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Use of plant protein hydrolysates for varicella virus production in serum-free medium.

Chun BH, Kwon Lee Y, Bang WG, Chung N

College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, 136-713, Sungbuk-gu, Anam-dong 5-1, Seoul, Korea.

Serum-free media containing no animal-derived components were assessed for their efficacy to produce live attenuated varicella virus. Serum-free medium containing an ultrafiltrate of soy protein acid hydrolysate and lipid resulted in a viral production yield comparable to media containing fetal bovine serum, indicating that varicella virus can be produced without the risk of contamination associated with the use of bovine serum.

Published 2 March 2005 in Biotechnol Lett, 27(4): 243-8.
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