摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/SE91/00541 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 8, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 8, 1993 PCT Filed Aug. 16, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO92/03159 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 5, 1992A peptide comprising the amino acid sequence: U-O-X-glu-Z or O-X-glu-Z-ala-glu, wherein: U is an amino acid residue selected from val and ile; O is an amino acid residue selected from ala and thr: X is an amino acid residue selected from asp and glu: and Z is an amino acid residue selected from ile and val: the use of the peptide in the preparation of a vaccine; a composition for vaccination against malaria induced by Plasmodium falciparum, comprising such peptide in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and a method of inducing immunity against malaria induced by Plasmodium falciparum, which comprises administering to a person in need of such immunity an effective amount of said composition.
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