Patent ID: 6417333
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K

Abstract:
An isolated biologically active peptide consisting essentially of the formula:(a) X01ValSerGluIleGlnLeuMetHisAsnLeuGlyLysHisLeuAsnSerMetX02 ArgValGluTrpLeuArgLysLysLeu (SEQ ID NO:1); (b) fragments thereof containing amino acids 1-24, 1-25, 1-26 or 1-27; (c) pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; or (d) N- or C-derivatives thereof; â€ƒwherein: X01 is Ser, Ala or Gly; and X02 is Glu or Arg, provided that said peptide is not hPTH(1-26)NH2, hPTH(1-27)NH2 or hPTH(1-28)NH2.