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Vaccine for foot and mouth disease

Assignee: United States Department of Agriculture
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Filing: 1978-04-21
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Granted: 1979-02-20
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Expires: 1998-04-21
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Abstract

Abstract A vaccine comprised of a purified capsid protein of foot-and-mouth disease virus emulsified in an adjuvant was found to protect swine against the disease. The immunizing protein is the protein of the virus coat that is sensitive in situ to cleavage with trypsin. It is also the protein that migrates as VP3 when isolated by the method of polyacrylamide gel separation used in this invention rather than migrating as VP1, or VP2 as it does when isolated by other methods.

Inventors

  • 👤 Howard L. Bachrach
  • 👤 Douglas M. Moore
  • 👤 Peter D. McKercher
  • 👤 Jerome Polatnick

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 19:35
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07K; C07K14/00; C07K14/005; A; A61; A61K; A61K39/00; C12; C12N; C12N2770/00; C12N2770/00011; C12N2770/32011; C12N2770/32111; C12N2770/32122; C12N2770/32134; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/815

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 18 words
An immunological composition comprising a purified capsid protein, VP 3 , of FMDV emulsified with a suitable adjuvant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 18 words
An immunological composition comprising a purified capsid protein, VP 3 , of FMDV emulsified with a suitable adjuvant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 54 words
A vaccine effective against FMDV comprising a purified capsid protein of FMDV Type A 12 strain 119 emulsified with a suitable adjuvant, said purified protein being that capsid protein which is cleaved into two peptides by trypsin and which migrates as VP 3 when isolated by disc polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in 8 M urea.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 54 words
A vaccine effective against FMDV comprising a purified capsid protein of FMDV Type A 12 strain 119 emulsified with a suitable adjuvant, said purified protein being that capsid protein which is cleaved into two peptides by trypsin and which migrates as VP 3 when isolated by disc polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in 8 M urea.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
The vaccine of claim 2 in which the adjuvant is Freund's incomplete adjuvant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 90 words
A vaccination method for protecting an animal against foot-and-mouth disease comprising inoculating said animal with an effective immunizing amount of a purified capsid protein of FMDV emulsified with a suitable adjuvant, and, about 28 days after the initial inoculation, reinoculating the animal with another effective immunizing amount of the purified capsid protein of FMDV emulsified with a suitable adjuvant, said protein being that capsid protein which is cleaved into two peptides by trypsin and which migrates as VP 3 when isolated by disc polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in 8 M urea.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 90 words
A vaccination method for protecting an animal against foot-and-mouth disease comprising inoculating said animal with an effective immunizing amount of a purified capsid protein of FMDV emulsified with a suitable adjuvant, and, about 28 days after the initial inoculation, reinoculating the animal with another effective immunizing amount of the purified capsid protein of FMDV emulsified with a suitable adjuvant, said protein being that capsid protein which is cleaved into two peptides by trypsin and which migrates as VP 3 when isolated by disc polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in 8 M urea.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 93 words
A vaccination method for protecting an animal against foot-and-mouth disease comprising inoculating the animal with 100 μg of a purified capsid protein of FMDV Type A 12 strain 119 emulsified with a suitable adjuvant and reinoculating the animal about 28 days after the initial inoculation with another 100 μg of said purified capsid protein emulsified with a suitable adjuvant, said purified protein being that capsid protein of FMDV which is cleaved into two peptides by trypsin and which migrates as VP 3 when isolated by disc polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in 8 M urea.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 93 words
A vaccination method for protecting an animal against foot-and-mouth disease comprising inoculating the animal with 100 μg of a purified capsid protein of FMDV Type A 12 strain 119 emulsified with a suitable adjuvant and reinoculating the animal about 28 days after the initial inoculation with another 100 μg of said purified capsid protein emulsified with a suitable adjuvant, said purified protein being that capsid protein of FMDV which is cleaved into two peptides by trypsin and which migrates as VP 3 when isolated by disc polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in 8 M urea.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 14 words
The vaccination method of claim 5 in which the adjuvant is Freund's incomplete adjuvant.

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