Patent ID: 8142764

Claim:
A peptide consisting of a compound of Formula I (SEQ ID NO: 53): R 18 -R 1 -R 2 -Val-R 3 -R 4 -Leu-Leu-R 5 -R 6 -R 7 -Ile-R 8 -R 9 -Lys-R 10 -R 19 wherein R 2 is 1-3 Lys residues; R 3 is any amino acid residue except a Pro residue; R 4 is any amino acid residue except a Pro residue; R 5 is 1-3 Lys residues; R 6 is 1-10 amino acid residues; R 7 is any amino acid residue except Asp, Glu, Gly or Pro; R 8 is any amino acid residue except Ala, Asp, Gly, His, Ile, Pro, Trp or Tyr; R 9 is a Val, Ile, Phe, or Trp residue; R 10 is 0-1 Cys residue; R 18 is 0 amino acids or R 12 -R 11 -Pro-, wherein R 11 is 0-3 amino acids, wherein the amino acid residues are not Gly or Pro; and R 12 is 0-1 Cys residues; and R 19 is -R 13 -R 14 -R 15 -R 16 -R 17 , wherein R 13 is 0-1 is Gly residue; R 14 is 0-1 Ala residue; R 15 is 0-1 Phe residue; R 16 is 0-1 Gln residue; R 17 is 0-1 Cys residue; and wherein R 1 is an ornithine residue; or wherein both R 1 and R 10 are both Cys and R 1 and R 10 are covalently linked to form a circular peptide; or wherein R 1 is 0-1 Cys or an ornithine residue and R 12 and R 17 are both Cys and R 12 and R 17 are covalently linked to form a circular peptide.