Patent ID: 8076294

Claim:
A composition comprised of a collagen-related peptide of Formula (I): B-(Z) m -X wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of Gly-Pro-J, Pro-J-Gly and J-Gly-Pro; J is selected from the group consisting of Hyp, fPro, mPro and Pro; m is an integer selected from 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15; and, B and X are independently selected from the group consisting of F 5 -Phe, Phe wherein the phenyl ring is mono or disubstituted with fluoro, chloro, bromo, hydroxyl, methyl or CF 3 , Tyr, 3,4-(OH) 2 -Phe, MeO-Tyr, phenylglycine, 2-naphthyl-Ala, 1-naphthyl-Ala, Trp, Cha, Chg, Met, Leu, Ile and Val, wherein the composition is in the form of a foam, a powder, a fiber, or a film, wherein the composition comprises a plurality of said collagen-related peptides, wherein the collagen-related peptides are present in the form of a plurality of collagen-related peptide trimers, and wherein the collagen-related peptide trimers are homotrimers or heterotrimers.