Patent ID: 8901073

Claim:
An analogue of peptide YY (PYY) comprising an amino acid sequence represented by formula (I) (I) [SEQ ID NO: 1] Xaa 2 -Ile-His-Pro-His-Ala-Pro-Gly-Glu-Asp-Ala-Ser- Pro-Glu-Glu-Leu-Xaa 18 -His-Tyr-Xaa 21 -Xaa 22 -Xaa 23 - Leu-Xaa 25 -His-Tyr-Leu-Asn-Xaa 30 -Val-Thr-Arg-Gln- Arg-Tyr-NH 2 wherein Xaa 2 is selected from the group consisting of Pro and Gly; Xaa 18 is selected from the group consisting of Leu, Ile and Lys; Xaa 21 is selected from the group consisting of Tyr and Phe; Xaa 22 is selected from the group consisting of Ile, Leu, Ala and Val; Xaa 23 is selected from the group consisting of Ala, Leu, Gly, Val and Ser; Xaa 25 is selected from the group consisting of Arg and His; and Xaa 30 is selected from the group consisting of Leu and His; or a compound that is a variant and/or derivative thereof; or a salt thereof, including a salt of such a variant and/or derivative, a variant being an amino acid sequence having up to two amino acids other than Xaa 2 , Xaa 18 , Xaa 21 , Xaa 22 , Xaa 23 , Xaa 25 and Xaa 30 replaced with a different amino acid.