Patent ID: 7879805

Claim:
A lyophilized mixture, comprising: a non-reducing sugar; a peptide; a bulking agent; and histidine; wherein the molar ratio of the non-reducing sugar to the peptide is within a range from 20 to 200 moles of non-reducing sugar:1 mole peptide±20%; wherein the peptide is selected from the group consisting of: TDLQERGDNDISPFSGDGQPFKD (SEQ ID NO:1) TDLQEDGRNDISPFSGDGQPFKD (SEQ ID NO:2) TDLQERGDNDISPFGDGSQPFKD (SEQ ID NO:3) TDLQEDGRNDISPFGDGSQPFKD (SEQ ID NO:4) TDLQEDRGNDISPFSGDGQPFKD (SEQ ID NO:5) TDLQERWDNDISPFSGDGQPFKD (SEQ ID NO:6) TDLQERGDNDMSPFSGDGQPFKD (SEQ ID NO:7) PDLQERGDNDISPFSGDGQPFKD (SEQ ID NO:8) PDLQGRGDNDLSPFSGDGPPFKD; (SEQ ID NO:9) and PDLLVRGDNDVPPFSGDGQHFMH. (SEQ ID NO:10)