Preferred Name

Aluminum Sulfate Anhydrous

Synonyms
Definitions

An aluminum salt with immune adjuvant activity. This agent adsorbs and precipitates protein antigens in solution; the resulting precipitate improves vaccine immunogenicity by facilitating the slow release of antigen from the vaccine depot formed at the site of inoculation.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C228

Accepted_Therapeutic_Use_For

Allergy, diagnosis

ALT_DEFINITION

A chemical substance that contains aluminum sulfate and a second chemical, usually potassium sulfate. It is used to shrink tissues, to stop bleeding, and to boost the immune response to a vaccine.

CAS_Registry

10043-01-3

Chemical_Formula

2Al.3O4S

code

C228

Contributing_Source

FDA

definition

An aluminum salt with immune adjuvant activity. This agent adsorbs and precipitates protein antigens in solution; the resulting precipitate improves vaccine immunogenicity by facilitating the slow release of antigen from the vaccine depot formed at the site of inoculation.

FDA_UNII_Code

I7T908772F

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C63923

label

Aluminum Sulfate Anhydrous

Legacy Concept Name

Alum_Adjuvant

NSC Number

54563

Preferred_Name

Aluminum Sulfate Anhydrous

prefixIRI

NCIT:C228

prefLabel

Aluminum Sulfate Anhydrous

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

Immunologic Factor

Inorganic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C3853611

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C2554

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