Patent ID: 7122622

Claim:
A peptide compound of the general formula H-(A 0 ) n -A 1 -cyclo[Cys 2 -A 3 -A 4 -A 5 -A 6 -Cys 7 ]-A 8 (I) wherein: n is 0 or 1, A is the residue of an amino acid, (L) or (D) if forms exist, A 0 is optionally halogenated Tyr or Phe, A 1 is optionally halogenated Tyr, or optionally halogenated or methylated Phe or Nal, A 3 is 1-Nal or 3-benzothienylalanyl, A 4 is Trp, optionally N-methylated in its side-chain, A 5 is Lys, optionally N-methylated in its side-chain, A 6 is Thr, Val, Ser, Phe or Ile, and A 8 is Thr, Trp or Nal, wherein the terminal carboxy group may be modified to an alcohol or an, optionally C1–C3 alkylated, amide group.