Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Bacterium or component thereof or substance produced by said...
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1995-11-30
1998-12-01
Minnifield, Nita
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Antigen, epitope, or other immunospecific immunoeffector
Bacterium or component thereof or substance produced by said...
4241841, 4241661, 4242361, 4242381, 4242341, 530300, 530350, 530324, 530325, 530326, 530327, 530329, 530328, A61K 3905, A61K 3902, A61K 31735, C07H 2104
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ABSTRACT:
A method for identifying an immunodominant sequence region in a diphtheria toxin-specific peptide is provided. Also provided are diphtheria toxin specific peptides with an immunodominant sequence region.
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