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Synthetic vaccine against P. falciparum malaria

US5028425A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 1988
Grant dateJul 2, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 7, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A50/30
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A purified peptide which induces proliferation or activation of cytotoxic T cells specifically against circumsporozoite protein of P. falciparum is described. The peptide has an amino acid sequence KPKDELDYENDIEKKICKMEKCS in single letter amino acid code.

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