Patent ID: 8088890

Claim:
A compound of the general formula II H 2 N-GHRPX 1 - β -X 4 X 5 GGX 8 X 9 X 10 -X 11 (SEQ ID NO: 2) (II), or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X 1 denotes L, I, A or is absent, X 4 denotes L, I, S, M or A, and X 5 denotes A, G, S, or L, or X 4 X 5 jointly denote a spacer of a length similar to 2 amino acids in chain length, X 8 denotes a genetically coded amino acid or is absent, X 9 denotes a genetically coded amino acid or is absent, X 10 denotes a genetically coded amino acid or is absent, X 11 denotes OR 1 , wherein R 1 is hydrogen or (C 1 -C 10 )alkyl, NR 2 R 3 with R 2 and R 3 being identical or different and denoting hydrogen, (C 1 -C 10 )alkyl or W-PEG 5-60K , wherein PEG is attached via a spacer W to the N-atom of NR 2 R 3 , or Y-Z-PEG 5-60K , wherein Y denotes a genetically coded amino acid selected from the group S, C, K or R, or is absent, and wherein Z denotes a spacer, via which polyethylene glycol (PEG) can be attached, and β denotes a genetically coded amino acid, a non-naturally occurring amino acid, or a peptidomimetic element, which induces a bend or turn in the peptide backbone of general formula II.