Synthetic Peptide Vaccine Models

A new generation of technological vaccines protect against many infectious diseases. This book describes synthetic peptide-based vaccine prototypes – the future of vaccination. Production of peptides becomes simple using automatic synthesizers. Peptides are weak immunogen and need adjuvants to provide an effective autoimmune response, which is why peptide antigens are conjugated with biopolymers and loaded with nanoparticles. The book illustrates the use of peptides vaccine systems and makes predictions of future development not only for infectious diseases, but also for cancers and brain diseases such as Alzheimer, Parkinson and psychiatric diseases. Key Features Summarizes current studies on technological vaccines Describes the uses of vaccines for the prevention of brain diseases Reviews the ways different polymers are used to enhance vaccine efficacy

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mesut Karahan graduated from Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department of Chemistry in 1999. Between 2001 and 2012, Dr. Karahan worked in Yildiz Technical University. He got his master’s degree in 2002 at the same university with his study titled "Ternary Polymer-Metal-Protein Complex Structure Models". Assoc. Prof. Dr. Karahan completed his Ph.D. studies in 2009 on "Development of Functional Biopolymer Systems Containing Metal”. He has been working at Üsküdar University since 2012. Working Areas: Vaccine Systems, Diagnostic Kit, Biochemistry, Biopolymer Systems, Peptide Synthesis, Proteins, Bioconjugation, Biopolymer-Metal-Peptide Complexes.