Abstract: The present invention relates to peptide fragments which have one or more shared and/or similar amino acid sequences to amino acid sequences of specific portions of the 14 kDa protein of S. mansoni (Sm14) or related FABPs (Fatty Acid Binding Proteins), the peptide fragments functioning as continuous or discontinuous epitopic regions of the molecule or mimicking its biological activity. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for constructing active peptide fragments, peptide fragments, immunogenic composition and diagnostic kit using peptide fragments.

Abstract: The present invention refers to new compounds represented by the general formula (I) where X is represented by the general formula (II) and Y is represented by the general formula (III). The relation X to Y may vary from 1:1 to 1:7. The radicals R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 in formula (II) are represented by: R1?H, CF3, CH3, OCH3, NH2, halogen; R2?H, CH3, NH2, halogen, NH—CHCH3(CH2)3N(C2H5)(CH2CH2OH), CH(OH)-2(C5H11N), NH—R7—N—(C2H5)2; R3?H, m-OC6H4CF3, NH2; R4?H, CH3, OCH3, NH2, halogen; R5?H, CH3, CF3, NH2, halogen; R6?H, CF3, CH3, NH2, halogen, NH—R8—N—(C2H5)2, NHCH(CH3) (CH2)3NH2; R7?(CH2)2, (CH2)3, CHCH3CH2, (CH2)4, (CH2)5, CHCH3(CH2)3, (CH2)6, (CH2)8, (CH2)10, (CH2)12; R8?CHCH3(CH2)3, CHCH3(CH2)CHCH3, (CH2)2, (CH2)3, (CH2)6, (CH2)3O(CH2)3. This invention also refers to a process of preparation of these compounds (formula I), and antiparasitic pharmaceutical compositions thereof.