US2007185027A1PendingUtilityA1

Antiviral agents for the treatment, control and prevention of infections by coronaviruses

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Assignee: SEQUOIA PHARMACEUTICALS INCPriority: Apr 28, 2003Filed: Nov 9, 2006Published: Aug 9, 2007
Est. expiryApr 28, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61P 31/12A61P 31/14A61P 11/00C12N 2770/20022A61K 38/162C07K 14/005A61K 38/16
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Abstract

The invention provides compositions and methods that are useful for preventing and treating a coronavirus infection in a subject. More specifically, the invention provides peptides and conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions containing those peptides and conjugates that block fusion of a coronavirus, such as the SARS virus, to a target cell. This blocking mechanism prevents or treats a coronavirus infection, such as a SARS infaction, in a subject, such as a human subject.

Claims

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1 . An antiviral peptide having between 7 and 50 amino acids, wherein said peptide exhibits antiviral activity against a coronavirus, and where said peptide contains a sequence comprising at least 7 contiguous amino acids from one of the following sequences:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 1) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   DV DL GD I SG I NAS V VN I QKE I DR L NE VA KN L NES L IDLQE LG K Y EQY I K; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 2) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   QIPFAMQMAYRFNGIGVTQNVLYENQKQIANQFNKAISQIQESLT; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 3) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   ESLTTTSTALGKLQDVVNQNAQALNTLVKQLSSNFGAISS; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 4) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   GKLQDVVNQNAQALNTLVKQLSSNFGAISSVLNDILSRLDKVEAE; 
                     
                 
                   and 
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 5) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   RLITGRLQSLQTYVTQQLIRAAEIRASANLAATKMSECVLGQSKRVDF. 
                     
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         2 . The peptide of  claim 1 , wherein said peptide contains a sequence selected from the group consisting of  
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   SVVNIQK 
                   VVNIQKE 
                   VNIQKEI 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 6) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 7) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 8) 
                 
                     
                 
                   NIQKEID 
                   IQKEIDR 
                   QKEIDRL 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 9) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 10) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 11) 
                 
                     
                 
                   KEIDRLN 
                   EIDRLNE 
                   IDRLNEV 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 12) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 13) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 14) 
                 
                     
                 
                   DRLNEVA 
                   RLNEVAK 
                   LNEVAKN 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 15) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 16) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 17) 
                 
                     
                 
                   NEVAKNL 
                   EVAKNLN 
                   VAKNLNE 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 18) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 19) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 20) 
                 
                     
                 
                   AKNLNES 
                   KNLNESL 
                   NLNESLI 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 21) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 22) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 23) 
                 
                     
                 
                   LNESLID 
                   NESLIDL 
                   ESLIDLQ 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 24) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 25) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 26) 
                 
                     
                 
                   SLIDLQE 
                   LIDLQEL 
                   IDLQELG 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 27) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 28) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 29) 
                 
                     
                 
                   DLQELGK 
                   LQELGKY 
                   QELGKYE 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 30) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 31) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 32) 
                 
                     
                 
                   ELGKYEQ 
                   LGKYEQY 
                   GKYEQYI 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 33) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 34) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 35) 
                 
                     
                 
                   KYEQYIK 
                   QIPFAMQ 
                   IPFAMQM 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 36) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 37) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 38) 
                 
                     
                 
                   PFMAQMA 
                   FAMQMAY 
                   AMQMAYR 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 39) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 40) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 41) 
                 
                     
                 
                   MQMAYRF 
                   QMAYRFN 
                   MAYRFNG 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 42) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 43) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 44) 
                 
                     
                 
                   AYRFNGI 
                   YRFNGIG 
                   RFNGIGV 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 45) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 46) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 47) 
                 
                     
                 
                   FNGIGVT 
                   NGIGVTQ 
                   IGVTQNV 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 48) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 49) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 50) 
                 
                     
                 
                   GVTQNVL 
                   VTQNVLY 
                   TQNVLYE 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 51) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 52) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 53) 
                 
                     
                 
                   QNVLYEN 
                   NVLYENQ 
                   VLYENQK 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 54) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 55) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 56) 
                 
                     
                 
                   LYELNQKQ 
                   YENQKQI 
                   ENQKQIA 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 57) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 58) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 59) 
                 
                     
                 
                   NQKQIAN 
                   QKQIANQ 
                   KQIANQF 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 60) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 61) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 62) 
                 
                     
                 
                   QIANQFN 
                   IANQFNK 
                   ANQFNKA 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 63) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 64) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 65) 
                 
                     
                 
                   NQFNKAI 
                   QFNKAIS 
                   FNKAISQ 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 66) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 67) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 68) 
                 
                     
                 
                   NKAISQI 
                   KAISQIQ 
                   AISQIQE 
                 
                   (SED ID NO: 69) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 70) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 71) 
                 
                     
                 
                   ISQIQES 
                   SQIQESL 
                   QIQESLT 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 72) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 73) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 74) 
                 
                     
                 
                   ESLTTTS 
                   SLTTTST 
                   LTTTSTA 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 75) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 76) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 77) 
                 
                     
                 
                   TTTSTAL 
                   TTSTALG 
                   TSALGAK 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 78) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 79) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 80) 
                 
                     
                 
                   STALGKL 
                   TALGKLQ 
                   ALGKLQD 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 81) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 82) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 83) 
                 
                     
                 
                   LGKLQDV 
                   GKLQDVV 
                   KLQDVVN 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 84) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 85) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 86) 
                 
                     
                 
                   LQDVVNQ 
                   QDVVNQN 
                   DVVNQNA 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 87) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 88) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 89) 
                 
                     
                 
                   VVNQNAQ 
                   VNQNAQA 
                   NQNAQAL 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 90) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 91) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 92) 
                 
                     
                 
                   QNTAQALN 
                   NAQALNT 
                   AQALNTL 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 93) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 94) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 95) 
                 
                     
                 
                   QALNTLV 
                   ALNTLVK 
                   LNTLVKQ 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 96) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 97) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 98) 
                 
                     
                 
                   NTLVKQL 
                   TLVKQLS 
                   LVKQLSS 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 99) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 100) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 101) 
                 
                     
                 
                   VKQLSSN 
                   KQLSSNF 
                   QLSSNFG 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 102) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 103) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 104) 
                 
                     
                 
                   LSSNFGA 
                   SSNFGAI 
                   SNFGAIS 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 105) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 106) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 107) 
                 
                     
                 
                   NFGAISS 
                   LQDVVNQ 
                   QDVVNQN 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 108) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 109) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 110) 
                 
                     
                 
                   DVVNQNA 
                   VVNQNAQ 
                   VNQNAQA 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 111) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 112) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 113) 
                 
                     
                 
                   NQNAQAL 
                   QNAQALN 
                   NAQALNT 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 114) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 115) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 116) 
                 
                     
                 
                   AQALNTL 
                   QALNTLV 
                   ALNTLVK 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 117) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 118) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 119) 
                 
                     
                 
                   LNTLVKQ 
                   NTLVKQL 
                   TLVKQLS 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 120) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 121) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 122) 
                 
                     
                 
                   LVKQLSS 
                   VKQLSSN 
                   KQLSSNF 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 123) 
                   (SEQ 1D NO: 124) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 125) 
                 
                     
                 
                   QLSSNFG 
                   LSSNFGA 
                   SSNFGAI 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 126) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 127) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 128) 
                 
                     
                 
                   SNFGAIS 
                   NEGAISS 
                   FGAISSV 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 129) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 130) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 131) 
                 
                     
                 
                   GAISSVL 
                   AISSVLN 
                   ISSVLND 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 132) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 133) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 134) 
                 
                     
                 
                   SSVLNDI 
                   SVLNDIL 
                   VLNDILS 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 135) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 136) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 137) 
                 
                     
                 
                   LNDILSR 
                   NDILSRL 
                   DILSRLD 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 138) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 139) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 140) 
                 
                     
                 
                   ILSRLDK 
                   LSRLDK 
                   SRLDKV 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 141) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 142) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 143) 
                 
                     
                 
                   RLDKVE 
                   LDKVEA, 
                   RLITGRL 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 144) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 145) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 146) 
                 
                     
                 
                   LITGRLQ 
                   ITGRLQS 
                   TGRLQSL 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 147) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 148) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 149) 
                 
                     
                 
                   GRLQSLQ 
                   RLQSLQT 
                   LQSLQTY 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 150) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 151) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 152) 
                 
                     
                 
                   QSLQTYV 
                   SLQTYVT 
                   LQTYVTQ 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 153) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 154) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 155) 
                 
                     
                 
                   QTYVTQQ 
                   TYVTQQL 
                   YVTQQLI 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 156) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 157) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 158) 
                 
                     
                 
                   VTQQLIR 
                   TQQLIRA 
                   QQLIRAA 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 159) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 160) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 161) 
                 
                     
                 
                   QLIRAAE 
                   LIRAAEI 
                   IRAAEIR 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 162) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 163) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 164) 
                 
                     
                 
                   RAAEIRA 
                   AAEIRAS 
                   AEIRASA 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 165) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 166) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 167) 
                 
                     
                 
                   EIRASAN 
                   IRASANL 
                   RASANLA 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 168) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 169) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 170) 
                 
                     
                 
                   ASANLAA 
                   SANLAAT 
                   ANLAATK 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 171) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 172) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 173) 
                 
                     
                 
                   NLAATKM 
                   LAATKMS 
                   AATKMSE 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 174) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 175) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 176) 
                 
                     
                 
                   ATKMSEC 
                   TKMSECV 
                   KMSECVL 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 177) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 178) 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 179) 
                 
                     
                 
                   MSECVLG. 
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 180) 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         3 . A peptide according to  claim 1 , wherein said peptide comprises at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40 contiguous amino acids from one of the sequences:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 181) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   VVNIQKEIDRLNEVAKNLNESLIDLQELGKYEQYIK; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 2) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   QIPFAMQMAYRFNGIGVTQNVLYENQKQIANQFNKAISQIQESLT; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 3) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   ESLTTTSTALGKLQDVVNQNAQALNTLVKQLSSNFGAISS; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 4) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   GKLQDVVNQNAQALNTLVKQLSSNFGAISSVLNDILSRLDKVEAE; 
                     
                 
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                   (SEQ ID NO: 5) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   RLITGRLQSLQTYVTQQLIRAAEIRASANLAATKMSECVLGQSKRVDF. 
                     
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         4 . The peptide according to  claim 1 , wherein said peptide is linked to a carrier protein.  
     
     
         5 . The peptide according  claim 4 , wherein said peptide is linked to human serum albumin.  
     
     
         6 . An antiviral peptide having between 7 and 50 amino acids, wherein said peptide exhibits antiviral activity against a coronavirus, and wherein said peptide has the structure: 
         B-X-Z, where B is an amino acid sequence containing up to about 43 amino acids, or B is an amino group, an acetyl group, a 9-fluorenylmethoxy-carbonyl group, a hydrophobic group, or a macromolecule carrier group, or B is a carrier protein, in which case B may contain more than 8 sequence to said carrier protein;    Z is an amino acid sequence containing up to about 43 amino acids, or Z comprises a carboxyl group, an amindo group, a hydrophobic group, or a macromolecular carrier group, or Z is a carrier protein, such as HSA, in which case Z may contain more than 8 amino acids, and may also comprises a linker peptide sequence that connects the antiviral sequence to said carrier protein;    wherein when considered together B and Z must contain at least 8 amino acids between the B and Z group;    and wherein X is a peptide sequence comprising at least 7 contiguous amino acids from one of the following sequences:                          (SEQ ID NO: 181)                   VVNIQKEIDRLNEVAKNLNESLIDLQELGKYEQYIK;                         (SEQ ID NO: 2)                   QIPFAMQMAYRFNGIGVTQNVLYENQKQIANQFNKAISQIQESLT;                         (SEQ ID NO: 3)                   ESLTTTSTALGKLQDVVNQNAQALNTLVKQLSSNFGAISS;                         (SEQ ID NO: 4)                   GKLQDVVNQNAQALNTLVKQLSSNFGAISSVLNDILSRLDKVEAE;         and                     (SEQ ID NO: 5)                   RLITGRLQSLQTYVTQQLIRAAEIRASANLAATKMSECVLGQSKRVDF.                                                                                        
     
     
         7 . The peptide according to  claim 6 , comprising at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40 contiguous amino acids from one of the following sequences:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 181) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   VVNIQKEIDRLNEVAKNLNESLIDLQELGKYEQYIK; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 2) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   QIPFAMQMAYRFNGIGVTQNVLYENQKQIANQFNKAISQIQESLT; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 3) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   ESLTTTSTALGKLQDVVNQNAQALNTLVKQLSSNFGAISS; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 4) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   GKLQDVVNQNAQALNTLVKQLSSNFGAISSVLNDILSRLDKVEAE; 
                     
                 
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                   (SEQ ID NO: 5) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   RLITGRLQSLQTYVTQQLIRAAEIRASANLAATKMSECVLGQSKRVDF. 
                     
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         8 . An antiviral peptide having between 7 and 50 amino acids, wherein said peptide exhibits antiviral activity against a coronavirus, and wherein said peptide comprises a sequence that exhibits identity in any two of the seven positions of a contiguous heptapeptide, wherein said contiguous heptapeptide comprises 7 contiguous amino acids from one of the following sequences:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 181) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   VVNIQKEIDRLNEVAKNLNESLIDLQELGKYEQYIK; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 2) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   QIPFAMQMAYRFNGIGVTQNVLYENQKQIANQFNKAISQIQESLT; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 3) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   ESLTTTSTALGKLQDVVNQNAQALNTLVKQLSSNFGAISS; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 4) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   GKLQDVVNQNAQALNTLVKQLSSNFGAISSVLNDILSRLDKVEAE; 
                     
                 
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                   (SEQ ID NO: 5) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   RLITGRLQSLQTYVTQQLIRAAEIRASANLAATKMSECVLGQSKRVDF. 
                     
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
                
               
            
             
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         9 . The peptide according to  claim 8 , wherein said sequence identity is located in the ith and i+4th positions in said contiguous heptapeptides.  
     
     
         10 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptide according to  claim 1  and a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, adjuvant and/or excipient.  
     
     
         11 . A method of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection in a subject, comprising administering to a patient suspected of suffering from said infection an effective amount of a peptide or composition according to  claim 10 .  
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherrein said subject is a human.  
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein said subject is a cow, pig, or chicken.  
     
     
         14 . An antiviral peptide having between 7 and 50 amino acids, wherein said peptide exhibits antiviral activity against a coronavirus, and wherein said peptide contains a sequence comprising at least 7 contiguous amino acids from the sequence:  
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 1) 
                     
                 
                 
                 
               
                   DV   DL   GD   I   SG   I   NAS   V   VN   I   QKE   I   DR   L   NE   VA   KN   L   NES   L   IDLQE   LG   K   Y   EQY   I   K; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
               
            
             
                
                
               
            
           
         
         wherein the amino acids at bold letter positions can be substituted with an amino acid selected from the group consisting of I, L, V, W, Y, F, N, Q, S, T, D, E, G, H, and M, and wherein amino acids in non-bold positions can be any amino acid except proline.  
       
     
     
         15 . A compound comprising a peptide according to  claim 14  covalently linked to a carrier protein.  
     
     
         16 . The peptide according to  claim 14  wherein at least 8 of said amino acids at said bold letter positions are selected from the group consisting of I, L, V, W, and Y.  
     
     
         17 . A compound according to  claim 15  wherein said compound is a fusion protein.  
     
     
         18 . A compound according to  claim 15  wherein said peptide is linked to said carrier protein by a non-peptide linker.  
     
     
         19 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising a peptide according to  claim 14  and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, diluent or adjuvant.  
     
     
         20 . A method of preventing or treating a coronavirus infection in a subject, comprising administering to said subject a pharmaceutical composition according to  claim 19.

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