Patent ID: 6939847

Claim:
A topical formulation comprising an oxidative stress regulator selected from the group consisting of a constituent peptide of colostrinin, an active analog of a constituent peptide of colostrinin, and combinations thereof; wherein the constituent peptide of colostrinin is selected from the group consisting of MQPPPLP (SEQ ID NO:1), LQTPQPLLQVMMEPQGD (SEQ ID NO:2), DQPPDVEKPDLQPFQVQS (SEQ ID NO:3), LFFFLPVVNVLP (SEQ ID NO:4), DLEMPVLPVEPFPFV (SEQ ID NO:5), MPQNFYKLPQM (SEQ ID NO:6), VLEMKPPPPPQETVT (SEQ ID NO:7), and LKPFPKLKVEVFPFP (SEQ ID NO:8); and wherein the active analog of a constituent peptide of colostrinin comprises a peptide having an amino acid sequence with at least about 15 percent proline and having at least about 70 percent sequence identity to a constituent peptide of colostrinin selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1-8.