SYNTHETIC PEPTIDES CORRESPONDING TO PORTIONS OF HIV-2 VIRUS AND METHODS OF USING IN AN IMPROVED ASSAY

摘要

The present invention relates to synthetic peptides of HIV-2 and method to use the synthetic peptides in an improved immunoassay for antibodies to HIV-2. The antigenic peptide of formula (Sequece Id. No. 1 or 2), the improvement involving adding Lysine substantially adjacent to the N or C terminus of the peptide and adding a glycine between Lysine and Aspartic acid if Lysine is added to the N-terminus of the antigenic peptide.