Production and use of anthelmintic agents and protective immunogens

摘要

Proteins, polypeptides or peptides containing one or more of the sequences of amino acids (a) to (o) are disclosed for use in vacines against parasitic nematodes such as Haemonchus contortus. Sequences (a) to (o) are: (a) M G Y P V V K V E E F (b) M G F P V L T V E S (c) M E/F N F L I E/V T/E A G (d) M K P/E T/V L D/A T/K L - I T (e) M L A L D Y H S - F V (f) M L A E/Y D Q/A E D V (g) M G F P L V T V E A F Y (h) M K T P E F A V/L Q A F/T A T S/G F P (i) K H/Y N/V S P A A E N/L L N/G (j) K - T S V A E A F N (k) K A A E V A E A F D - I - - - K G (l) K A V E V/P A E A F D D I T?Y - - G P S (m) K - E Q T E I F N M (n) K - - - P F N/D I E A L (o) D Q A F S T D A K. m