Patent ID: 8476228

Claim:
An insulin derivative having the formula wherein Ins is the parent insulin moiety which via the α-amino group of the N-terminal amino acid residue of the B chain or an ε-amino group of a Lys residue present in the B chain of the insulin moiety is bound to the CO— group in the side chain via an amide bond; X 1 is a bond; W is an arylene; m is 1; X is a bond; Y is —(CR 1 R 2 ) q —NR—CO—, where R 1 is H, R 2 is H, q is 1; and R —(CH 2 ) p —COOH where p is 2; Q is —(CH 2 ) r — where r is 14; and Z is —COOH; and any Zn 2+ complex thereof.