Patent ID: 8084429

Claim:
A compound represented by the formula: (Tyr-D-Ser-Gly-Phe-NH-) 2 (Tyr-D-Met-Gly-Phe-NH-) 2 (Tyr-D-Leu-Gly-Phe-NH-) 2 (Tyr-D-Gln-Gly-Phe-NH-) 2 (Tyr-D-Ala-Gly-Trp-NH-) 2 (Tyr-D-Ser-Gly-Trp-NH-) 2 (Tyr-D-Thr-Gly-Trp-NH-) 2 (Tyr-D-Met-Gly-Trp-NH-) 2 (Tyr-D-Leu-Gly-Trp-NH-) 2 (Tyr-D-Gln-Gly-Trp-NH-) 2 or (Tyr-D-Asn-Gly-Phe-NH-) 2 , wherein the compound has the structure wherein R 1 is a D-alanine, D-serine, D-threonine, D-methionine, D-leucine, D-asparagine or D-glutamine side-chain and R 2 is a phenylalanine or tryptophan side-chain.