Patent ID: 8378067

Claim:
A peptide whose amino acid sequence is at least 90 percent identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the peptide is not eel or salmon calcitonin or human amylin, wherein positions 2-10 of the peptide are identical to positions 2-10 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein positions 12-17 of the peptide are identical to positions 12-17 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein positions 19-21 of the peptide are identical to positions 19-21 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein positions 23-32 of the peptide are identical to positions 23-32 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein position 1 of the peptide is cysteine that has been modified with a protective group to reduce its positive charge, and wherein position 26 of the peptide is Asp, position 27 of the peptide is Val, position 29 of the peptide is Ala, position 30 of the peptide is Asn, and position 32 of the peptide is an amidated tyrosine with an acetyl group.