TABLE 12.

Alignment of segment 600–628 from various genotypes of HCV. In bold are represented the highly conserved residues. In red and blue the aromatic and small residues respectively.

Genotype	Sequence
HCV1a (H77)	LHQNIVDVQYLYGVGSSIASWAIKWEYVVLLFLLLADARVCSCLWM
HCV1b (BK)	LHQNIVDVQYLYGIGSAVVSFAIKWEYVLLLFLLLADARVCACLWM
HCV2a (BEBE1)	LHQNIVDVQYLYGLSPAITKYVVKWEWVVLLFLLLADARVCACLWM
HCV5a (SA13)	LHQNIVDTQYLYGLSSSIVSWAVKWEYIVLAFLLLADARICTCLWI
HCV3a (NZL1)	LHQNIVDVQYLYGVGSGMVGWALKWEFVILVFLLLADARVCVALWL
HCV6a (6a33)	LHQNIVDVQYLYGVSSSVTSWVVKWEYIVLMFLVLADARICTCLWL
HCV4a (ED43)	LHQNIVDVQYLYGVGSAVVSWALKWEYVVLAFLLLADARVSAYLWM