Povrchové antigeny viru hepatitidy B se vyrábí metodou označovanou jako „ technologie rekombinantní DNA “: jsou vytvářeny kvasinkou, do které byl vložen gen (DNA), díky němuž je schopná tyto proteiny produkovat.
The surface antigens of the hepatitis B virus are produced by a method known as ‘ recombinant DNA technology’: they are made by a yeast that has received a gene (DNA), which makes it able to produce the proteins.