Multiple choice

Protein based subunit vaccines present an antigen to the immune system without viral particles. An antibody response to a protein vaccine can only be obtained

  1. if the molecule is first linked to a carrier

  2. if the molecule maintains discontinuous epitopes

  3. if the peptide bonds are maintained

  4. if the molecule is glycosylated

  5. if disulfide bonds are maintained
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The peptide bonds hold the amino acids together and if these are not maintained, then the vaccine will simply consist of a mixture of amino acids; not much use as a specific vaccine.

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