Synthetic peptides constituted by at least two repeating, consecutive units of asparaginyl-proline (Asn-Pro)n sequence, are novel.
Said peptides are power ful immunogens, capable of inducing in laboratory animals the formation of a high concentration of antibodies capable of reacting both with the (Asn-Pro)n peptides, and with the immunodominant epitope of the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum.
Said peptides, which can be obtained in a pure form by chemical synthesis are particularly useful for preparing antimalarial vaccines, and diagnostic kits for the determination of malaria on man.
由至少两个天冬酰胺基-脯
氨酸(Asn-Pro)n 序列的连续重复单元构成的合成肽是一种新型肽。
这些肽是强效免疫原,能够在实验动物体内诱导形成高浓度的
抗体,这些
抗体既能与(Asn-Pro)n 肽反应,也能与恶性疟原虫周孢子虫蛋白的免疫优势表位反应。
这些肽可以通过
化学合成获得纯品,特别适用于制备抗疟疫苗和用于确定人类疟疾的诊断试剂盒。