Patent ID: 7332473

Claim:
A peptide comprising at least 23 amino acid residues from the N-terminal of the peptide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, according to formula (I): (SEQ ID NO:1) His-Ser-Asp-Ala-variable A-Phe-Thr-variable B- variable C-Tyr-variable D-Arg-variable E-Arg- variable F-Gln-variable G-Ala-Val-variable H- variable I-Tyr-Leu-Ala-Ala-variable J-variable K- variable L (I) wherein variable A represents Val or Ile; variable B represents Asp, Glu, or Ala; variable C represents Asn or Ser; variable D represents Thr or Ser; variable E represents Leu or Tyr; variables F, H, and I each independently represent Lys or Arg; variable G represents Leu or NIe; variable J represents Ile or Val; variable K represents Leu, Leu-Asn, Leu-Gly, Leu-Gly-Lys, Leu-Gly-Arg, Leu-Gly-Lys-Lys, Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg, Leu-Gly-Arg-Arg, Leu-Gly-Lys-Arg-Tyr-Lys-Gln-Arg-Val-Lys-Asn-Lys, or Leu-Gly-Arg-Arg-Tyr-Arg-Gln-Arg-Val-Arg-Asn-Arg; and variable L represents a moiety attached to the α-carboxyl group of the C-terminal amino acid, wherein said moiety is an —NH 2 or —OH.