Sk. Khalikov et al., SYNTHESIS OF NEW FRAGMENTS OF VP1 PROTEIN OF THE A(22) FOOT-AND-MOUTH-DISEASE VIRUS - FRAGMENTS 134-139, 134-145, 140-145, 150-155, 150-159, Bioorganiceskaa himia, 20(4), 1994, pp. 393-405
Fragments 134-145 and 150-159 of the antigenic-region of the VP1 prote
in of the A(22) foot-and-mouth disease virus were synthesized by class
ic methods of peptide chemistry with isobutyl chloroformate as a coupl
ing reagent. After purification by HPLG and amino acid analysis, the f
ree peptides Gly-Lys-Tyr-Ser-Ala-Gly-Gly-Leu-Gly-Arg-Arg-Gly-OH and H-
Leu-Ala-Ala-Arg-Val-Ala-Lys-Gln-Leu-Pro-OH were conjugated with BSA by
means of N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. The conjugates were used, with
complete Freund adjuvant, for immunization on guinea pigs. The antibo
dies formed had a virus neutralization activity.