Patent ID: 7894999
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: A61K,C07K,C12N,G01N,G16B,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying a series of peptide sequences as Replikin Scaffold peptides in a virus or organism comprising: isolating a plurality of peptides or polypeptides from one or more isolates of a virus, one or more isolates of a strain of virus, or one or more isolates of an organism, analyzing the amino acid sequence of each peptide or polypeptide of the plurality of peptides, and identifying a series of peptide sequences within the analyzed amino acid sequences as Replikin Scaffold peptides if each member of the series of identified peptide sequences consists of about 16 to about 30 amino acids and comprises wherein the terminal lysines and terminal histidines that define the Replikin Scaffold peptides within said series of Replikin Scaffold peptides are conserved across said different isolates of a virus, a strain of virus, or organism.