Patent ID: 7851590

Claim:
A peptide selected from the group consisting of (i) [Lys4,Leu17,Ser30,Gln34]hPP (SEQ ID NO:4), (ii) [Lys4,Leu17,Thr30,Gln34]hPP (SEQ ID NO:5); (iii) [Lys4,Leu17,oxidised Met30,Gln34]hPP (SEQ ID NO:6); and (iv) analogues of (i), (ii) or (iii) which are (a) conservatively substituted in one or more positions other than positions 4, 17, 30 and 34 and/or (b) N-terminally acylated, PEGylated, or covalently coupled to a serum albumin binding motif, a glycosaminoglycan binding motif or a helix inducing motif said covalent coupling being to a residue of peptide (i), (ii) or (iii) or to a residue substituted in peptide (i), (ii) or (iii) which provides a functional group for such covalent binding.