Patent ID: 7598224

Claim:
A compound of formula II: wherein: R 3 and R 5 are each independently NH 2 , an acyl group with a linear or branched C 1 to C 17 alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkene, alkenyl or aralkyl chain including an N-terminus NH 2 , NH 3 + , or NH group or a corresponding acylated derivative, or is amino acid, a dipeptide or a tripeptide with an N-terminus NH 2 , NH 3 + , or NH group or a corresponding acylated derivative; R 4 is —OH, NH 2 , NH—R 7 , or is an amino acid, a dipeptide or a tripeptide with a C-terminus —OH, NH 2 , or NH—R 7 ; R 7 is an aliphatic C 1 to C 17 chain; each X comprises a sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, and SEQ ID NO:64; J 1 and J 2 are each independently a trifunctional alpha amino acid residue, wherein each X is covalently bonded through a side chain of J 1 or J 2 ; R 6 is a linker comprising a chain from 1 to about 20 backbone carbons covalently bonded to J 1 and J 2 ; Y is a linker comprising a chain from 0 to about 50 backbone carbons covalently bonded to J 2 and Z; and Z is SEQ ID NO:2.