Patent ID: 7884074

Claim:
A compound of general formula I: (SEQ ID NO: 1) GHRPX 1 X 2 X 3 -β-X 4 X 5 X 6 X 7 X 8 X 9 X 10 X 11 (I), or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X 1 -X 7 denote a genetically coded amino acid, X 8 denotes a genetically coded amino acid or is absent, X 9 denotes a genetically coded amino acid or is absent, X 10 denotes a genetically coded amino acid or is absent, X 11 denotes OR 1 wherein R 1 is hydrogen or (C 1 -C 10 )-alkyl, NR 2 R 3 with R 2 and R 3 being identical or different and denoting hydrogen, (C 1 -C 10 )-alkyl, or -W-PEG 5-60K , wherein PEG is attached via a spacer W to the N-atom; or Y-Z-PEG 5-60K , wherein Y denotes a genetically coded amino acid selected from the group S, C, K or R or is absent and wherein Z denotes a spacer, via which polyethylene glycol (PEG) can be attached; and β denotes a genetically coded amino acid, a non-naturally occurring amino acid or a peptidomimetic element, which induces a bend or turn in the peptide backbone of general formula I.