DIAGNOSTIC PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM M.TUBERCULOSIS ANTIGENS

摘要

The present invention relates to peptides derived from the 38kDa and 19kDa tubercule bacilli protein of M.tuberculosis. One such peptide, 38.G of the sequence (I): Asp-Gln-Val-His-Phe-Gln-Pro-Leu-Pro-Pro-Ala-Val-Val-Lys-Leu-Ser-Asp-Al a-Leu-Ile has been found to be useful for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and provides a basis for a method of distinguishing TB patients from infected or otherwise sensitised but healthy clinical suspects.