ANTIVIRAL COMPOSITION

摘要

The present invention provides a composition comprising a broad spectrum protein of microbial origin as active anti-HIV/AIDS agent. Either the protein is secreted by or surface associated in microorganisms including but not limiting to bacteria, both pathogenic and non-pathogenic. The proteins used are isolated from bacteria Mycobacterium spp. specifically from Mycobacterium tuberculosis or M. bovis BCG. Further, the protein could be substituted by various truncated derivatives thereof, peptides derived from such proteins, synthetically prepared peptides, and proteins or peptides modified by PEGylation, acetylation, and phosphorylation. The protein includes purified proteins and peptides having amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 1 and 2 respectively.