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Antigenic Activity of Tryptic Peptides of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Protein

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FRAGMENTS possessing immunological activity related to that of the whole protein have been obtained from several protein antigens. Enzymatic digests of silk fibroin1, γ-globulin2,3, and serum albumin4,5 have exhibited such activity. A recent report from our laboratory showed that fragments of egg albumin obtained by partial acid hydrolysis of the protein inhibited both the in vitro interaction of the protein with homologous anti-serum and systemic anaphylaxis in guinea pigs6. Although active fragments have been obtained, analysis of their composition and structure is extremely difficult.

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    JANIS D. YOUNG, E. BENJAMINI, M. SHIMIZU, CHERRY Y. LEUNG & BEN F. FEINGOLD

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YOUNG, J., BENJAMINI, E., SHIMIZU, M. et al. Antigenic Activity of Tryptic Peptides of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Protein. Nature 199, 831–832 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199831b0

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