Patent ID: 7759302

Claim:
A peptide compound of formula I R 1 -Arg-X-Asp-Leu-Asp-Ser-Leu-Arg-R 2 (SEQ ID NO: 1) I wherein R 1 is H, acetyl or acyl and R 2 is —OH, OR 3 NH 2 , NHR 3 , N(R 3 ) 2 R 3 is alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, Het and X is an amino acid of formula II wherein A is (CH 2 ) n R 4 is H, alkyl, aralkyl or aryl, and n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, and wherein the amino acid of formula II is bonded to the adjacent Arg via a peptide bond of the α-amino group and to the α-amino group of the adjacent Asp via a peptide bond of the α-carboxyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable stereoisomer thereof or a salt thereof.