CYCLIC V3 PEPTIDES FOR ANTI HIV-1 VACCINE
Isolated cyclic polypeptides useful as vaccinations for the treatment/prevention of HIV are disclosed. An exemplary peptide comprises at least 18 consecutive amino acids of a V3 domain of gp120, starting at position 303 and ending at position 322, the positioning being according to a numbering of the V3 domain of gp120 in a HXB2 strain, wherein amino acids at position 303 and 322 are bonded. Vaccines comprising same and methods of treating AIDS using same are also disclosed.