Patent ID: 8598118

Claim:
A hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) mimic having the general formula: where R 1 is an amino acid, said amino acid being selected from the group consisting of tyrosine, phenylalanine, aspartic acid, arginine, isoleucine, serine, histidine, glycine, cysteine, methionine, tryptophan, lysine, norvaline, ornithine, and s-benzyl cysteine; R 2 is an amino acid selected from the group selected from the group consisting of tyrosine, phenylalanine, aspartic acid, arginine, isoleucine, serine, histidine, glycine, cysteine, methionine, tryptophan, lysine and valine; R 3 is isoleucine; and n ranges from 3-6; and wherein covalent bonds 1, 2 and 3 are selected from the group consisting of peptide bonds or reduced peptide bonds.