Patent ID: 7132394

Claim:
A peptide with PTH-like activity, comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (SEQ ID NO: 1) Ala-X 2 -Aib-Glu-Ile-Gln-Leu-Nle-His-Asn-Arg; (SEQ ID NO: 2) Aib-X 2 -Ser-Glu-Ile-Gln-Leu-Nle-His-Asn-Arg; (SEQ ID NO: 3) Ala-X 2 -Ser-Aib-Ile-Gln-Leu-Nle-His-Asn-Arg; and (SEQ ID NO: 4) Aib-X 2 -Aib-Glu-Ile-Gln-Leu-Nle-His-Asn-Arg, wherein X 2 is a hydrophobic amino acid selected from the group consisting of α-methyl-valine and α-methyl-leucine, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.