Patent ID: 8101576

Claim:
A peptide comprising the amino acid sequence: (SEQ ID NO: 356) Xaa1 Xaa2 Xaa3 Gly4 Thr5 Phe6 Thr7 Ser8 Asp9 Tyr10 Ser11 Lys12 Tyr13 Leu14 Xaa15 Xaa16 Xaa17 Xaa18 Xaa19 Xaa20 Xaa21 Xaa22 Xaa23 Xaa24 Trp25 Leu26 Xaa27 Xaa28 Xaa29 Xaa30 Xaa31 Xaa32 Lys33 Xaa34 Asn35 Ile36 Ala37; wherein: Xaa1 is His1 or D-His1, Xaa2 is Ser2 or Ala2, Xaa3 is Gln3 or Asp3; Xaa15 Xaa16 Xaa17 Xaa18 Xaa19 Xaa20 Xaa21 Xaa22 Xaa23 Xaa24 is selected from the group consisting of: (SEQ ID NO: 362) Glu15 Glu16 Glu17 Leu18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Leu23 Glu24, (SEQ ID NO: 363) Glu15 Glu16 Glu17 Leu18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Leu23 Gln24, (SEQ ID NO: 364) Glu15 Glu16 Glu17 Leu18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Ile23 Glu24, (SEQ ID NO: 365) Glu15 Glu16 Glu17 Leu18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Ile23 Gln24, (SEQ ID NO: 366) Glu15 Glu16 Glu17 Ile18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Leu23 Glu24, (SEQ ID NO: 367) Glu15 Glu16 Glu17 Ile18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Leu23 Gln24, (SEQ ID NO: 368) Glu15 Glu16 Glu17 Ile18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Ile23 Glu24, (SEQ ID NO: 370) Glu15 Gln16 Glu17 Leu18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Leu23 Glu24, (SEQ ID NO: 371) Glu15 Gln16 Glu17 Leu18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Leu23 Gln24, (SEQ ID NO: 372) Glu15 Gln16 Glu17 Leu18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Ile23 Glu24, (SEQ ID NO: 373) Glu15 Gln16 Glu17 Leu18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Ile23 Gln24, (SEQ ID NO: 374) Glu15 Gln16 Glu17 Ile18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Leu23 Glu24, (SEQ ID NO: 375) Glu15 Gln16 Glu17 Ile18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Leu23 Gln24, (SEQ ID NO: 376) Glu15 Gln16 Glu17 Ile18 Val19 Lys20 Tyr21 Phe22 Ile23 Glu24, and (SEQ ID NO: 378) Asp15 Ser16 Arg17 Arg18 Ala19 Gln20 Asp21 Phe22 Val23 Gln24; Xaa27 Xaa28 Xaa29 Xaa30 Xaa31 Xaa32 is: (SEQ ID NO: 379) Met27 Asn28 Thr29 Lys30 Arg31 Asn32, (SEQ ID NO: 380) Lys27 Asn28 Ala29 Gly30 Pro31 Ser32, or (SEQ ID NO: 381) Lys27 Asn28 Gly29 Gly30 Pro31 Ser32; and Xaa34 is Asn34 or Asp34; wherein the peptide optionally comprises a fusion partner; or a peptide as set out above in which Xaa3 is Glu3; with the proviso that if (SEQ ID NO: 378) Xaa15 Xaa16 Xaa17 Xaa18 Xaa19 Xaa20 Xaa21 Xaa22 Xaa23 Xaa24 is Asp15 Ser16 Arg17 Arg18 Ala19 Gln20 Asp21 Phe22 Val23 Gln24, then (SEQ ID NO: 379) Xaa27 Xaa28 Xaa29 Xaa30 Xaa31 Xaa32 is not Met27 Asn28 Thr29 Lys30 Arg31 Asn32.