Complete biosynthesis of the potent vaccine adjuvant QS-21
#3PRI RANKED
Most Cited Paper
in Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
18 Months Post-Publication
Class of 2026
“Complete biosynthesis of the potent vaccine adjuvant QS-21”
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Topics
QS-21 · vaccine adjuvant · Chilean soapbark tree · glycosylated triterpene scaffold · 18-carbon acyl chain · T cell proliferation · acyl chain biosynthesis · heterologous expression in tobacco · 20-step biosynthetic pathway · triterpene glycoside · immunostimulation · pathway reconstitution · bioengineering of adjuvants · Structure-activity relationship
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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/glycosylation-and-glycoproteins-research/2026. Accessed 2026-07-20. Zheng Su, Tinsley Li, Thematic Shifts in Early-High-Impact Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Research: A Bibliometric and Semantic Analysis. bioRxiv 2026.07.04.736459; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.04.736459