Patent ID: 6268346
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K

Abstract:
A biologically active peptide consisting of from 8 to 14 amino acid residues and represented by the formula:Xaa Zaa Pro Pro Pro Xaa Yaa Pro Ala Asp Zaa Ala Xaa 1 5 10 Xaa Xaa 15in which:Xaa signifies a neutral aliphatic amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of Ala, bAla, Leu, Ile, Gly, Val, Nle and Nva,Yaa signifies a basic amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of Lys, Arg, Orn, and His, andZaa signifies an acidic amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of Glu, Asp, Aad, and Apm;and wherein at least one and at most seven amino acid residues in region 1 to 15 are omitted.