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MicroCyrstalline Tyrosine® (MCT)

Vaxjo ID 176       
Vaccine Adjuvant Name MicroCyrstalline Tyrosine® (MCT)       
Adjuvant VO ID VO_0005419
Description L-Tyrosine NLR receptor that induces Th1 response       
Stage of Development Licensed       
Location Licensed UK (Allergy Therapeutics)       
Host Species for Testing Human       
Second Host Species for Testing Mouse       
Components nonessential amino acid l-tyrosine       
Storage Stable at 4C for at least 12 months. Stable at 25C for at least 6 months.       
Preparation During processing steps, MCT is either coprecipitated with the candidate Ag or the Ag is adsorbed to the preformed MCT       
Function Activation of APCs, activation of T cells and stimulating B cell proliferation (IgG       
References
(Kramer, 2024): Vaccine Adjuvant Compendium - VAC [https://vac.niaid.nih.gov/view?id=25]
Heath et al., 2020: Heath MD, Mohsen MO, de Kam PJ, Carreno Velazquez TL, Hewings SJ, Kramer MF, Kündig TM, Bachmann MF, Skinner MA. Shaping Modern Vaccines: Adjuvant Systems Using MicroCrystalline Tyrosine (MCT(®)). Frontiers in immunology. 2020; 11; 594911. [PubMed: 33324411].
Leuthard et al., 2018: Leuthard DS, Duda A, Freiberger SN, Weiss S, Dommann I, Fenini G, Contassot E, Kramer MF, Skinner MA, Kündig TM, Heath MD, Johansen P. Microcrystalline Tyrosine and Aluminum as Adjuvants in Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy Protect from IgE-Mediated Reactivity in Mouse Models and Act Independently of Inflammasome and TLR Signaling. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 2018; 200(9); 3151-3159. [PubMed: 29592962].