Patent Document ID: 20040029809
Application ID: 10444070
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Claim One:
1. A composition comprising: at least one compound that binds to, antagonizes, or competes with a spheron component peptide other than a spheron component responsible for forming amyloid plaque, the spheron component peptide being selected from one or more of the group consisting of: 16 (SEQ ID NO. 1) a) GEAAGAVQELAR; (SEQ ID NO. 2) b) GLSAASPPLAETGAPR; (SEQ ID NO. 3) c) ARAEAQEAEDQQAR; (SEQ ID NO. 4) d) VLAQLLR; (SEQ ID NO. 5) e) ALAHLLEAERQER; (SEQ ID NO. 6) f) AADHDVGSELPPEGVLGALLR; (SEQ ID NO. 7) g) LETPAPQVPAR; (SEQ ID NO. 8) h) ILAGSADSEGVAAPR; (SEQ ID NO. 9) i) ARPVKEPRGLSAASPPLAETGAPRRF; (SEQ ID NO. 10) j) ARPVKEP; (SEQ ID NO. 11) k) GLSAASPPLAETGAPRRF; (SEQ ID NO. 12) l) AADHDVGSELPPEGVLGALLRVKRLETPAPQVPA; (SEQ ID NO. 13) m) AADHDVGSELPPEGVLGALLRV; (SEQ ID NO. 14) n) LETPAPQVPA; (SEQ ID NO. 15) o) RRSVPRGEAAG; (SEQ ID NO. 16) p) VLAQLLRVWGAPRNSD; (SEQ ID NO. 17) q) PALGLDDDPDAPAAQLAR; (SEQ ID NO. 18) r) LARALLRARLDPAALAA; (SEQ ID NO. 19) s) QLVPAPVPAAALRPRPPVYDD; (SEQ ID NO. 20) t) GPAGPDAEEAGDE; (SEQ ID NO. 21) u) TPDVDPELLRYLLGR; (SEQ ID NO. 22) v) LLRVKR; and (SEQ ID NO. 23) w) VLGALLRVKRLE, wherein the spheron component peptide has been racemized.