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Several peptides related to the encephalitogenic tryptic peptide, Phe-Ser-Trp-Gly-Ala-Glu-Gly-Gln-Lys(Arg), which is derived from the Al protein, have been synthesized and tested for induction of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. The Trp ----- Gln-Lys(Arg) relationship seems to be essential.
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WESTALL, F., ROBINSON, A., CACCAM, J. et al. Essential Chemical Requirements for Induction of Allergic Encephalomyelitis. Nature 229, 22–24 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/229022a0
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