Table 3: Effect of amino acid sequence modifications on capacity of C5A to inhibit vaginal and rectal HIV transmission.

C5A Variant (100 μM) % Protection (n=10)
Vaginal Rectal
C5A 100% (10/10) 100% (10/10)
C5A-C 100% (10/10) 100% (10/10)
C5A-N 100% (10/10) 100% (10/10)
C5A-CN 0% (0/10) 0% (0/10)
C5A-NA 0% (0/10) 0% (0/10)
C5A-HS 0% (0/10) 0% (0/10)