Patent ID: 7053044

Claim:
An SP-C analog having the following general formula F e G f IPSSPVHLKR(X a B) n (X b B) n X c BX d GALLMGL wherein: X is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of I, L, and Nle (norleucine); B is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of K, W, F, Y, and Ornithine; a is an integer from 1 to 19; b is an integer from 1 to 19; c is an integer from 1 to 21; d is an integer from 0 to 20; e=f=0 or 1; n is 0 or 1; and wherein: (X a B) n (X b B) n X c BX d is a sequence having a maximum of 22 amino acids.