NOVEL HEPATITIS A VIRUS ANTIGEN GENE AND TRANSFORMED PLANTS WITH THE GENE

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel hepatitis A virus antigen gene and transformed plants with the gene, more particularly to a novel hepatitis A virus antigen gene synthesized by optimization of a genetic code, a recombinant vector containing the gene and plants transformed with the recombinant vector.  According to the invention, the use of a synthesized antigen gene of hepatitis A virus makes it possible to prepare recombinant hepatitis A virus vaccine materials at a high efficiency, and transformed plants expressing a hepatitis A virus antigen are useful as functional food materials and orally administrated vaccine materials.