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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2008
Clifford Shone, Sallsbury, GB;
Xiaomi Tong, Leesburg, VA (US);
Joanna Clancy, Wilmington, NC (US);
Mili Gu, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Clifford Shone, Sallsbury, GB;
Xiaomi Tong, Leesburg, VA (US);
Joanna Clancy, Wilmington, NC (US);
Mili Gu, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
The Secretary of State for Health, London, GB;
Abstract
The invention provides processes for improving the ability of a peptide to stimulate an immune response, comprising exposing the peptide to a chemical modifying agent. It further provides compositions comprising an antigenic peptide, wherein the peptide has been treated with a chemical modifying agent to improve its ability to stimulate an immune response. It also provides methods of stimulating an immune response in a mammal, comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of a vaccine.