Patent ID: 7456252

Claim:
A composition comprising a synthetic peptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: AAEAYKAYKAAAAAA, (SEQ ID NO: 60) EAAAYKAYKAAAAAA, (SEQ ID NO: 63) AKKEYAEYKAAAAAA, (SEQ ID NO: 67) EAPAYKAYKAAAAPA, (SEQ ID NO: 83) EKPKYEAYKAAAAPA, (SEQ ID NO: 85) AKPEYAEYKAAAAPA, (SEQ ID NO: 87) EAPKFEAYKAAAAPA, (SEQ ID NO: 98), and EAPKVEAYKAAAAPA (SEQ ID NO: 99) further comprising substitution of a tyrosine (Y) in the P1 position of the peptide by a valine (V) in those sequences having a tyrosine in the P1 position.