Patent ID: 7541036

Claim:
An isolated polypeptide capable of evoking an anti-p17 antibody that inhibits the proinflammatory biological function of HIV p17 protein consisting of an amino acid sequence NH 2 -X 1 -Gly-X 2 -X 3 -Leu-Asp-X 4 -Trp-Glu-X 5 -Ile-X 6 -Leu-Arg-COOH (SEQ ID NO: 1), wherein X 1 is an amino acid residue selected from Ser and Arg, X 2 is an amino acid residue selected from Gly, Glu and Ser; X 3 is an amino acid residue selected from Glu, Lys, Asp and Arg; X 4 is an amino acid residue selected from Arg, Ala, Lys, Thr, Ser, Glu, Asp and Gln; X 5 is an amino acid residue selected from Lys, Arg and Ser; and X 6 is an amino acid residue selected from Arg and Gln.