Freund incomplete adjuvant

Freund in·com·plete ad·ju·vant

(froynd),

water-in-oil emulsion of antigen, without mycobacteria.

Freund in·com·plete ad·ju·vant

(froynd in'kŏm-plēt' ad'jū-vănt)

Water-in-oil emulsion of antigen, without mycobacteria.

Freund incomplete adjuvant

A water-in-oil emulsion in which an antigen solution without mycobacteria is emulsified in mineral oil. On injection, this mixture induces a strong persistent antibody formation.

See also: Freund, Jules Thomas

Freund,

Jules, U.S. bacteriologist, 1891-1960.

Freund complete adjuvant - water-in-oil emulsion of antigen, to which killed mycobacteria or tuberculosis bacteria are added.

Freund incomplete adjuvant - water-in-oil emulsion of antigen, without mycobacteria.