Patent ID: 7335727

Claim:
A method of inhibiting fusion of HIV with a biological membrane comprising administering an effective amount of a composition comprising a fusion inhibitor that comprises an amino acid sequence as follows: X-SWETWEREIENYKQIYKILEESQEQQDRNEKDLLE-Z (SEQ ID NO: 1) wherein X is either an amino group or -X1-X2, wherein X1 is an imino group, and X2 is selected from a group consisting of an acetyl group, a hydrophobic group, and a macromolecular carrier group; and Z is either a carboxyl group or -Z1-Z2, wherein Z1 is a carbonyl group and Z2 is selected from a group consisting of an amino group, a tert-butyloxycarbonyl group, a hydrophobic group, and a macromolecular carrier group.