Patent ID: 8586548

Claim:
A NAP peptide, wherein the NAP peptide has the formula (R 1 ) a -(R 2 )-(R 3 ) b in which R 2 is a member selected from the group consisting of: NAXaaVSIXaaQ (SEQ ID NO:36), NAXaaVSIPQ (SEQ ID NO:39), and NAPVSIXaaQ (SEQ ID NO:40), wherein Xaa is a branched alkyl amino acid; R 1 is an amino acid sequence independently selected from the group consisting of Gly-Gly-, Leu-Gly-Gly-, Leu-Gly-Leu-Gly-Gly- (SEQ ID NO:9), and Ser-Val-Ala-Leu-Gly-Leu-Gly-Gly-(SEQ ID NO:41); R 3 is -Gln-Ser; and a and b are independently selected and are equal to zero or one; and wherein the NAP peptide has neuroprotective activity.