Patent ID: 7067112

Claim:
A method for treatment of infections comprising administering to a host in need thereof an amount of one or more compounds of the formula I (SEQ ID NO:9) AcPhe-Aib-Aib-Aib-x-w-Leu-y-Aib-Hyp-Gln-z-Hyp-Aib-Pro-R (I) wherein R is Phe-ol or Phe-al and w, x, y, and z have the following meanings: a) w is Gly or Ala; x is Aib; and y and z are Iva; b) w is Gly; x, y and z are Iva; c) w is Gly; x and z are Aib; and y is Iva; d) w is Gly; x, y and z are Aib; or e) w is Gly; x and y are Aib; and z is Iva; or a compound of the formula II (SEQ ID NO: 10) AcPhe-Iva-Gln-Aib-Ile-Thr-Aib-Leu-Aib-x-Gln-Aib-Hyp-Aib-Pro-Phe-Ser (II) wherein x is Hyp or Pro; or a physiologically tolerable salt thereof effective to treat or a bacterial, helminth, fungal, and/or protozoal infection.