Patent ID: 7091310

Claim:
A compound comprising a chemokine analog having a structure consisting of sequence a49: RNH-Ser-Ala-Lys-Glu-Leu-Arg-Cys-Gln-Cys-Ile-Lys-Thr-Tyr-[linker]-Asn-Trp-Val-Gln-Arg-Val-Val-Glu-Lys-Phe-Leu-Lys-Arg-Ala-Glu-Asn-(OH)NH 2 (SEQ ID NO:56); wherein, R comprises a component selected from a group consisting of hydrogen; poly(ethylene glycol); and a biochemical label; and the linker is (1) H 2 N-Z A -COOH, wherein Z A is selected from the group consisting of saturated and unsaturated aliphatics consisting of 20 or fewer carbon atoms that are optionally substituted with a hydroxyl, carboxyl, carbonyl, thiol, amino, amido, imino, or aromatic group having from 5 to 7 members in the ring; and —(CH 2 ) n — wherein n is an integer ranging from 9 to 14; or (2) any combination of four natural amino acids.