Patent ID: 8324166

Claim:
A peptide mimetic consisting of the amino acid sequence of formula (R 1 ) a —(R 2 )—(R 3 ) b wherein: R 1 is an amino acid sequence cosisting of 1 to 40 amino acids wherein each amino acid is independently selected from the group consisting of naturally occurring amino acids and amino acid analogs; R 2 is NATLSIHQ (SEO ID NO:4); R 3 is an amino acid sequence consisting of 1 to 40 amino acids wherein each amino acid is independently selected from the group consisting of naturally occurring amino acids and amino acid analogs; a and b are independently selected and are equal to zero or one; wherein none or as many as all of the amino acids in the peptide mimetic are in the D configuration; and with the proviso that the peptide mimetic does not comprise the sequence NAPVSIPQ (SEQ ID NO:1) or SALLRSIPA (SEQ ID NO:19).