Patent ID: 7112329

Claim:
A peptide derived from Japanese cypress pollen allergen Cha o 1 , wherein the peptide consists of: (i) (a) an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:35, and SEQ ID NO:36, said amino acid sequence having T-cel 1 stimulating activity; or (b) a fragment of the amino acid sequenc. of (i)(a), the fragment being selected from fragments of the amino acid sequences listed in (i)(a), wherein each of the fragments has T cell stimulating activity equivalent to that of the corresponding amino acid sequence of (i)(a); or (ii) a combinatiou of sequences, the sequences being selected from the amino acid sequences listed in (i)(a) and the amino acid sequence fragments recited in (i)(b).