Patent ID: 7855179

Claim:
A compound of the general formula is D Pro- L Pro or L Pro- D Pro and Z is a chain of 12 amino acid residues wherein the amino acid residues in chain Z are: P1: Leu; Thr; or Arg; P2: Arg; or Trp; P3: Leu; P4: Lys; hArg [L-homo-arginine]; (BA)G [N-(4-amino-n-butyl)glycine]; or Gln; P5: Lys; Gln; hArg; or (PeA)G [N-(5-amino-n-pentyl)glycine]; P6: Arg, Trp, hArg; (EGU)G [N-(2-guanidinoethyl)glycine]; (EA)G [N-(2-aminoethyl)glycine]; (PrA)G [N-(3-aminopropyl)glycine]; (PeA)G or (BA)G; P7: Arg; (PeA)G; or Val; P8: Trp; or Bip [L-(4-phenyl)phenylalanine]; P9: Lys; Arg; or hArg; P10: Tyr; P11: Arg; or Tyr; and P12: Val; or Arg; with the proviso that the amino acid residue in P4 is (BA)G; and/or the amino acid residue in P5 is (PeA)G; and/or the amino acid residue in P6 is (EGU)G or (EA)G or (PrA)G or (PeA)G or (BA)G; and/or the amino acid residue in P7 is (PeA)G or an enantiomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.