Synthetic peptide which exhibits the antigenicity which is characteristic of the VP1 protein from the foot and mouth disease virus, and a vaccine and a diagnostic test system which comprise it

摘要

PCT No. PCT/AU84/00038 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 8, 1984 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 8, 1984 PCT Filed Mar. 8, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO84/03506 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 13, 1984.A synthetic peptide which displays the antigenicity of the VP1 protein of foot-and-mouth disease virus, characterised in that at least a portion of said peptide is selected from the group consisting of five-, six- or seven-long antigenically active amino acid sequences of said VP1 protein, and antigenically active modified sequences thereof.