Patent ID: 8518871

Claim:
A composition comprising a peptide comprising the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of CHSALTKHC (SEQ ID NO:8), CKTGSHNQC (SEQ ID NO:9), CMGPSSMLC (SEQ ID NO: 10), CTDPNQLQC (SEQ ID NO: 11), CSTHFIDTC (SEQ ID NO: 12), ACTGSTQHQCG (SEQ ID NO: 13), ACHSALTKHCG (SEQ ID NO: 14), ACKTGSHNQCG (SEQ ID NO: 15), ACMGPSSMLCG (SEQ ID NO: 16), ACTDPNQLQCG (SEQ ID NO: 17), and ACSTHFIDTCG (SEQ ID NO: 18), wherein the peptide is associated with or conjugated to an active agent or an active agent carrier comprising the active agent, and wherein the composition is capable of penetrating a stratum corneum (SC) layer when contacted therewith or penetrating a cell when contacted therewith.