Patent ID: 6017888
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
A method for stimulating hair-growth on an animal in need thereof, comprising administering to the animal an effective amount of a peptide-copper complex having the structure:[R.sub.1 --R.sub.2 --R.sub.3 ]:copper (II)wherein R.sub.1 is an amino acid or amino acid derivative, R.sub.2 is histidine or arginine; and R.sub.3 is a chemical moiety joined to R.sub.2 by an amide bond, wherein R.sub.3 is --NH.sub.2, an alkylamino moiety having from 1-20 carbon atoms or an arylamino moiety having from 6-20 carbon atoms.