Patent ID: 6767889
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: C07K

Abstract:
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound of the formula X1-His-Lys-X-Lys-X2 whereinX is any amino acid, X1 is the segment His-Gly-His-Glu-Gln-Gln-His-Gly-Leu-Gly-His-Gly (SEQ ID NO:1), or an N-terminal truncation fragment thereof containing at least one amino acid, and X2 is (i) zero amino acids, or (ii) the segment Leu-Asp-Asp-Asp-Leu-Glu-His-Gln-Gly-Gly-His-Val (SEQ ID NO:2), or a C-terminal truncation fragment thereof containing at least one amino acid, and wherein said compound optionally comprises an amino-terminal protecting group and optionally comprises a carboxy-terminal protecting group.