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US 4,392,997 AGranted
Antigenic peptide compounds
AssigneeNorthwestern University
InventorErwin Goldberg
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Abstract
The novel antigenic peptide compounds of this invention comprise sequences of 12 to 19 amino acids, which include twelve amino acid sequence glutamic acid-glutamine-leucine-isoleucine-glutamine-asparagine-leucine-valine-prol ine-glutamic acid-aspartic acid-lysine, all of the amino acids being in their L-forms. The compounds have utility in vaccines for reducing the fertility of mammals.
Claims6
The antigenic peptide compounds arranged in a sequence from N-terminal to C-terminal amino acids selected from the class consisting of:
- (a) Glu--Gln--Leu--Ile--Gln--Asn--Leu--Val--Pro--Glu--Asp--Lys
- (b) Glu--Gln--Leu--Ile--Gln--Asn--Leu--Val--Pro--Glu--Asp--Lys--Leu
- (c) Glu--Gln--Leu--Ile--Gln--Asn--Leu--Val--Pro--Glu--Asp--Lys--Leu--Ser
- (d) Glu--Gln--Leu--Ile--Gln--Asn--Leu--Val--Pro--Glu--Asp--Lys--Leu--Ser--Arg
- (e) Cys--Glu--Gln--Leu--Ile--Gln--Asn--Leu--Val--Pro--Glu--Asp--Lys
- (f) Cys--Glu--Gln--Leu--Ile--Gln--Asn--Leu--Val--Pro--Glu--Asp--Lys--Leu
- (g) Cys--Glu--Gln--Leu--Ile--Gln--Asn--Leu--Val--Pro--Glu--Asp--Lys--Leu--Ser, and
- (h) Cys--Glu--Gln'Leu--Ile--Gln--Asn--Leu--Val--Pro--Glu--Asp--Lys--Leu--Ser-- Arg
- wherein Gly represents glycine, and Glu, Gln, Leu, Ile, Asn, Val, Pro, Asp, Lys, Ser, Arg, and Cys, respectively represent the L-amino acid forms of glutamic acid, glutamine, leucine, isoleucine, asparagine, valine, proline, aspartic acid, lysine, serine, arginine, and cysteine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.