Patent ID: 8012938

Claim:
A composition comprising a protein fragment of the uncoupling protein (UCP) family as an active ingredient, wherein the protein fragment is a synthetic peptide of the following formula: (AA)n-Pro-X1-X2-X1-X3-Lys-X1-Arg-X4-X5-(AA)n (SEQ ID NO: 10), wherein X1=Leu, Thr, or Val, X2=Asp, or Glu, X3=Ala, or Val, X4=Leu, Phe, or Tyr, X5=Gln, Ile, or Met, (AA) is any amino acid, and n is a whole number ranging from 0 to 2; and wherein said protein fragment comprises a synthetic peptide selected from the group consisting of: 1) Pro Leu Asp Thr Ala Lys Val Arg (SEQ ID NO: 1) Leu Gln, 2) Pro Thr Glu Val Ala Lys Val Arg (SEQ ID NO: 2) Phe Gln, 3) Pro Thr Asp Val Ala Lys Val Arg (SEQ ID NO: 3) Leu Gln, 4) Pro Thr Glu Val Ala Lys Val Arg (SEQ ID NO: 4) Leu Gln, 5) Pro Thr Asp Val Ala Lys Val Arg (SEQ ID NO: 5) Phe Gln, 6) Pro Val Asp Val Val Lys Thr Arg (SEQ ID NO: 6) Phe Ile, 7) Pro Val Asp Val Val Lys Thr Arg (SEQ ID NO: 7) Tyr Met, 8) Pro Val Asp Val Val Lys Thr Arg (SEQ ID NO: 8) Phe Met, and 9) Pro Val Asp Val Val Lys Thr Arg (SEQ ID NO: 9) Tyr Ile.