Patent ID: 8361968

Claim:
A metastin derivative selected from the group consisting of: (i) D-Tyr-Asn-Pya(4)-Asn-Ser-Phe-AzaGly-Leu- Arg(Me)-Phe-NH 2 (Compound No. 286), (ii) D-Tyr-Asn-Trp-Asn-Ser-PheΨ(CSNH)Gly-Leu- Arg(Me)-Phe-NH 2 (Compound No. 296), (iii) D-Tyr-D-Pya(4)-Asn-Ser-Phe-AzaGly-Leu- Arg(Me)-Phe-NH 2 (Compound No. 305), (iv) D-Tyr-Asn-Trp-Asn-Ser-PheΨ(CH 2 NH)Gly-Leu- Arg(Me)-Phe-NH 2 (Compound No. 308), (v) D-Tyr-Asn-Trp-Asn-Ser-PheΨ(NHCO)Gly-Leu- Arg(Me)-Phe-NH 2 (Compound No. 319), and (SEQ ID NO: 203) (vi) 3-Pyridylpropionyl-Asn-Ser-Phe-AzaGly-Leu- Arg(Me)-Phe-NH 2 (Compound No. 322), and a salt thereof.