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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Magnus Hook, Birmingham, AL (US);
Martin McGavin, Birmingham, AL (US);
Guiseppe Raucci, I-00040 Pomezia, Rome, IT;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ; C07K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530326 ; 514 13 ;
Abstract
A fibronectin binding peptide having the structure R'-PSYQFGGHNS VDFEEDT-R.sup.2 wherein R' is hydrogen, K or DK, and R.sup.2 is hydroxy, L, LP or LPK is disclosed. The fibronectin binding proteins of the present invention may be used, for example, for vaccination of ruminants against mastitis caused by Staphylococcal infections, for the treatment of wounds, e.g., for blocking protein receptors or for immunization (vaccination) against infection by bacterial strains, and for diagnosis of bacterial infections caused by Staphylococci strains.