Sequences of the peptides synthetized from hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope proteins
Protein
Peptide number
Sequence
Peptide length (amino acids)
E1
4913
YQVRNSTGLYHVTNDCPNSS
20
4918
MTPTVATRDGKLPATQLRRHY
21
E2
Region I
ETHVTGGSAGHTVSGFVSLLY
21
Region II
HHKFNSSGCPERLASCRPLT
20
Region III
PTYSWGENDTDVFVLNNTR
19
Declarations
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the Universidad Nacional de Colombia for its continuous support and encouragement in fostering scientific research and innovation. We express our deepest gratitude to Prof. Manuel E. Patarroyo, whose invaluable guidance and mentorship were instrumental in shaping the research review described here. Sadly, Prof. Manuel E. Patarroyo passed away on January 9, 2025, during the preparation of this manuscript. His dedication to scientific inquiry and his profound impact on the field will always be remembered. Molecular graphics and analyses performed with PyMOL.
Author contributions
DPJ: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. FGQ: Conceptualization, Investigation. MUM: Conceptualization, Validation, Writing—review & editing, Supervision. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
Conflicts of interest
Fanny Guzmán-Quimbayo who is the Guest Editor of Exploration of Drug Science had no involvement in the decision-making or the review process of this manuscript. The other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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