Patent ID: 7041442

Claim:
An isolated or purified peptide selected from the group consisting of: R N -Ala Arg Ala Lys Lys Asp Glu Leu Arg Arg Lys Met Met Tyr Met-R C (SEQ ID No. 2), R N -Asp Glu Leu Arg Arg Lys Met Met Tyr Met-R C (SEQ ID No. 3) R N -Glu Leu Arg Arg Lys Met Met Tyr Met-R C (SEQ ID No. 9) R N -Asp Glu Leu Arg Arg Lys Met Met Tyr-R C (SEQ ID No. 10), and derivatives of R N -Ala Arg Ala Lys Lys Asp Glu Leu Arg Arg Lys Met Met Tyr Met-R C (SEQ ID No. 2) having a substitution of one, two or three amino acids; wherein R N represents —H or an amino protective group, R C represents —OH or a carboxy protective group, and said peptide has the ability to induce the production of interferon-γ or TNF-α in CD8 + T cells.