Patent Application: US-76826991-A

Abstract:
disclosed are a peptide derivative represented by the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof : ## str1 ## wherein a , b , c , d , e and f each represent amino acid residues , and satisfy any one condition of a = ser , b = ser , c = ser , d = leu , e = met and f = phe , a = ser , b = ser , c = ser , d = trp , e = leu and f = phe , and a = thr , b = phe , c = thr , d = tyr , e = lys and f = tyr ; and w , x , y and z each represent amino acid residues , and satisfy any one condition of at least one of w and y is an amino acid residue other than an l - alanine residue or other than an l - cysteine residue , x is an amino acid residue other than an l - lysine residue , and z is an amino acid residue other than an l - aspartic acid residue ; a method for producing the peptide derivative or the salt thereof ; and an agent for improving a circulatory function mainly comprising the peptide derivative or the salt thereof , such as a vasodilator or a vasoconstrictor .

Description:
in this specification , amino acids and peptides are indicated by the abbreviations commonly used in the art or adopted by the iupac - iub commission on biochemical nomenclature . for example , the following abbreviations are also used : ______________________________________ala alanineasp aspartic acidcys cysteineglu glutamic acidhis histidineile isoleucineleu leucinelys lysinemet methioninephe phenylalanineser serinethr threoninetrp tryptophantyr tyrosinetyr ( et ) o - ethyltyrosineval valinenal ( 1 ) 1 - naphthylalaninenal ( 2 ) 2 - naphthylalaninecha cyclohexylalaninethi β - 2 - thienylalaninephe ( 4f ) 4 - fluorophenylalaninephg phenylglycinecyt cystineabu 2 - aminobutyric acidnva norvalinenle norleucinet - leu tertiary - leucineγ - leu γ - methylleucine______________________________________ protective groups and reagents commonly used in this specification are indicated by the following abbreviations : ______________________________________boc t - butyloxycarbonylbzl benzylbrz 2 - bromobenzyloxycarbonylclz 2 - chlorobenzyloxycarbonyltos p - toluenesulfonyldnp 2 , 4 - dinitrophenylochex cyclohexyl esterfor formylmebzl 4 - methylbenzylacm acetamidomethyltfa trifluoroacetic acidhf anhydrous hydrogen fluoridehobt 1 - hydroxybenzotriazoledmf n , n - dimethylformamide______________________________________ in the present invention , the aminoacid residue represented by w , x , y or z may be either a natural amino acid residue or an unnatural aminoacid residue , and may be any of the l -, d - and dl - forms . accordingly , w , x , y and z can also be expressed as ## str6 ## respectively . the compound of formula [ i ] can be represented by formula [ i &# 39 ;]: ## str7 ## wherein each of w &# 39 ;, x &# 39 ;, y &# 39 ; and z &# 39 ; represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted and has 1 to 15 carbon atoms . the hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 15 carbon atoms include aliphatic hydrocarbon groups , aromatic hydrocarbon groups and aliphatic - aromatic hydrocarbon groups . examples of the substituents include sulfur substituents ( such as thione , mercapto , methylthio , ethylthio , n - propylthio , isopropylthio , n - butylthio , isobutylthio , t - butylthio , phenylthio , cyclopentylthio and cyclohexylthio ), oxygen substituents ( such as ketone , hydroxy , methoxy , ethoxy , n - propoxy , isopropoxy , n - butoxy , isobutoxy , t - butoxy , n - pentyloxy , cyclopentyloxy , n - hexyloxy , cyclohexyloxy , phenoxy and benzyloxy ), nitrogen substituents ( such as amino , n - methylamino , n - ethylamino , n - n - propylamino , n - isopropylamino , n - n - butylamino , n - isobutylamino , n - t - butylamino , n - n - pentylamino , n - n - hexylamino , n - cyclohexylamino , n , n - dimethylamino , n , n - diethylamino , n , n - di - n - propylamino , n , n - di - isopropylamino , n , n - di - n - butylamino , n , n - diisobutylamino , n , n - di - t - butylamino , n , n - di - n - pentylamino , n , n - di - n - hexylamino , n , n - dicyclohexylamino , nitro and guanidino ), halogen substituents ( such as chloro , bromo and fluoro ) and heterocyclic substituents ( such as pyrrolidino , piperidino , indolyl , imidazolyl , thienyl and furyl ). the aliphatic hydrocarbon groups may be straight - chain , branched - chain or cyclic groups saturated or unsaturated . examples thereof include methyl , ethyl , n - propyl , isopropyl , n - butyl , isobutyl , t - butyl , n - pentyl , isopentyl , neopentyl , cyclopentyl , n - hexyl , cyclohexyl , n - heptyl , cycloheptyl , n - octyl , n - nonyl , n - decyl , cyclopentylmethyl and cyclohexylmethyl . the substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon groups include methylthiomethyl , ethylthiomethyl , n - propylthiomethyl , isopropylthiomethyl , n - butylthiomethyl , t - butylthiomethyl , 2 - methylthioethyl , 2 - ethylthioethyl , 2 - t - butylthioethyl , mercaptomethyl , 1 - mercaptoethyl , 2 - mercaptoethyl phenylthiomethyl , 1 - phenylthioethyl , 2 - phenylthioethyl , benzylthiomethyl , 4 - methoxyphenylthiomethyl , benzylthiomethyl , 4 - methoxybenzylthiomethyl , 4 - methylbenzylthiomethyl , 4 - nitrobenzylthiomethyl , 4 - pyridylmethylthiomethyl , hydroxymethyl , 1 - hydroxyethyl , 2 - hydroxyethyl , methoxymethyl , ethoxymethyl , n - propoxymethyl , isopropoxymethyl , n - butoxymethyl , t - butoxymethyl , n - pentyloxymethyl , cyclopentyloxymethyl , n - hexyloxymethyl , cyclohexyloxymethyl , 1 - methoxyethyl , 1 - ethoxyethyl , 1 - propoxyethyl , 1 - isopropoxyethyl , 1 - n - butoxyethyl , 1 - isobutoxyethyl , 1 - t - butoxyethyl , phenoxymethyl , 1 - phenoxyethyl , 2 - phenoxyethyl , benzyloxymethyl , 2 - benzyloxyethyl , carboxymethyl , 1 - carboxyethyl , 2 - carboxyethyl , methoxycarbonylmethyl , ethoxycarbonylmethyl , n - propoxycabonylmethyl , isopropoxycarbonylmethyl , n - butoxycarbonylmethyl , isobutoxycarbonylmethyl , t - butoxycarbonylmethyl , n - pentyloxycarbonylmethyl , cyclopentyloxycarbonylmethyl , n - hexyloxycarbonylmethyl , cyclohexyloxycarbonylmethyl , cycloheptyloxycarbonylmethyl , cyclooctyloxycarbonylmethyl , carboxyethyl , methoxycarbonylethyl , ethoxycarbonylethyl , n - propoxycarbonylethyl , isopropoxycarbonylethyl , n - butoxycarbonylethyl , isobutoxycarbonylethyl , t - butoxycarbonylethyl , n - pentyloxycarbonylethyl , cyclopentyloxycarbonylethyl , n - hexyloxycarbonylethyl , cyclohexyloxycarbonylethyl , cycloheptyloxycarbonylethyl , cyclooctyloxycarbonylethyl , 2 - aminoethyl , 2 -( n - methylamino ) ethyl , 2 -( n , n - dimethylamino ) ethyl , 3 - aminopropyl , 3 -( n , n - diethylamino ) propyl , 2 - guanidinoetyl , 3 - guanidinopropyl , aminocarbonylmethyl , n - methylaminocarbonylmethyl , n - ethylaminocarbonylmethyl , n - n - propylaminocarbonylmethyl , n - isopropylaminocarbonylmethyl , n - n - butylaminocarbonylmethyl , n - isobutylaminocarbonylmethyl , n - t - butylaminocarbonylmethyl , n - n - pentylaminocarbonylmethyl , n - isopentylaminocarbonylmethyl , n - neopentylaminocarbonylmethyl , n - n - hexylaminocarbonylmethyl , n - cyclohexylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - dimethylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - diethylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - di - n - propylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - diisopropylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - di - n - butylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - diisobutylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - di - t - butylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - di - n - pentylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - diisopentylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - dineopentylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - di - n - hexylaminocarbonylmethyl , n , n - dicyclohexylaminocarbonylmethyl , pyrrolidinocarbonylmethyl , piperidinocarbonylmethyl , aminocarbonylethyl , n - methylaminocarbonylethyl , n - ethylaminocarbonylethyl , n - n - propylaminocarbonylethyl , n - isopropylaminocarbonylethyl , n - n - butylaminocarbonylethyl , n - isobutylaminocarbonylethyl , n - t - butylaminocarbonylethyl , n - n - pentylaminocarbonylethyl , n - cyclopentylaminocarbonylethyl , n - n - hexylaminocarbonylethyl , n - cyclohexylaminocarbonylethyl , n , n - dimethylaminocarbonylethyl , n , n - diethylaminocarbonylethyl , n , n - di - n - propylaminocarbonylethyl , n , n - diisopropylaminocarbonylethyl , n , n - di - n - butylaminocarbonylethyl , n , n - diisobutylaminocarbonylethyl , n , n - di - t - butylaminocarbonylethyl , n , n - di - n - pentylaminocarbonylethyl , n , n - dicyclopentylaminocarbonylethyl , n , n - di - n - hexylaminocarbonylethyl , n , n - dicyclohexylaminocarbonylethyl , 3 - indolylmethyl , 4 - imidazolylmethyl , 2 - thienylmethyl , 2 - furylmethyl , pyrrolidinocarbonylethyl and piperidinocarbonylethyl . examples of the aromatic hydrocarbon groups and aliphatic - aromatic hydrocarbon groups include phenyl , 1 - naphthyl , 2 - naphthyl , phenylmethyl , 1 - phenylethyl , 2 - phenylethyl , 1 - naphthylmethyl , 2 - naphthylmethyl and 9 - anthranylmethyl . examples of the substituted aromatic hydrocarbon groups and aliphatic - aromatic hydrocarbon groups include 4 - hydroxyphenyl , 4 - hydroxyphenylmethyl , 4 - methoxyphenylmethyl , 4 - ethoxyphenylmethyl , 4 - n - proproxyphenylmethyl , 4 - isopropoxyphenylmethyl , 4 - n - butoxyphenylmethyl , 4 - isobutoxyphenylmethyl , 4 - t - butoxyphenylmethyl , 4 - n - pentyloxyphenylmethyl , 4 - cyclopentyloxyphenylmethyl , 4 - n - hexyloxyphenylmethyl , 4 - cyclohexyloxyphenylmethyl , 4 - aminophenylmethyl , 4 - dimethylaminophenylmethyl , 4 - diethylaminophenylmethyl , 4 - di - n - propylaminophenylmethyl , 4 - diisopropylaminophenylmethyl , 4 - di - n - butylaminophenylmethyl , 4 - pyrrolidinophenylmethyl , 4 - piperidinophenylmethyl , 4 - nitrophenylmethyl , 4 - fluorophenylmethyl , 3 - fluorophenytlmethyl , 2 - fluorophenylmethyl , 4 - chlorophenylmethyl , 3 - chlorophenylmethyl and 2 - chlorophenylmethyl . the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds represented by formula [ i ] or [ i &# 39 ;] include sodium salts and calcium salts as well as addition salts of inorganic acids such as hydrochlorides , sulfates and phosphates , and salts of organic acids such as acetates , propionates , citrates , tartrates , malates and oxalates . the peptides of the present invention represented by formula [ i ] or [ i &# 39 ;] can be produced by methods for peptide synthesis known in the art , which may be either solid phase synthesis methods or liquid phase synthesis methods . examples of such methods for peptide synthesis include methods described in m . bodansky and m . a . ondetti , peptide synthesis , interscience , new york ( 1966 ); f . m . finn and k . hofmann , the proteins , vol . 2 , edited by h . nenrath and r . l . hill , academic press , new york , ( 1976 ); n . izumiya et al ., peptide gosei no kiso to jikken ( fundamentals and experiments of peptide synthesis ), maruzen ( 1985 ); h . yazima , s . sakakibara et al ., seikagaku jikken koza ( course of biochemical experiments ) 1 , edited by biochemical society of japan , tokyo kagaku dojin ( 1977 ); h . kimura et al ., zoku seikagaku jikken koza ( course of biochemical experiments , second series ), 2 , edited by biochemical society of japan , tokyo kagaku dojin ( 1987 ); and j . m . stewart and j . d . young , solid phase peptide synthesis , pierce chemical company ,. illinois ( 1984 ), such as azide methods , chloride methods , acid anhydride methods , mixed acid anhydride methods , dcc methods , active ester methods , methods using woodward reagent k , carbodiimidazole methods , oxidation - reduction methods , dcc / honb methods and methods using bop reagents . the compound of the present invention represented by formula [ i ] or [ i &# 39 ;] can be produced by condensing a raw material having a reactive carboxyl group corresponding to one of two kinds of fragments which are separated at any position of its peptide bond with a raw material having a reactive amino group corresponding to the other fragment , and then , eliminating a protective group by methods known in the art , if the resulting condensed product has any protective group . in particular , in the solid phase synthesis methods , an amino acid whose functional group not to be related to reaction is protected is combined with an insoluble carrier such as a pam resin through an carboxyl group of the amino acid . after elimination of the protective group , an amino acid whose functional group not to be related to reaction is protected is condensed therewith . this procedure is repeated until a desired protected peptide is obtained . then , the protective group is eliminated and the bond with the insoluble carrier is concurrently broken by methods known in the art such as hydrogen fluoride treatment , trifluoromethanesulfonic acid treatment and trifluoroacetic acid treatment , whereby the compound of the present invention can be produced . in some cases , the compound represented by formula [ ii ] or [ ii &# 39 ;] may be synthesized by the above - mentioned methods , and then oxidized by methods known in the art to synthesize the compound represented by formula [ i ] or [ i &# 39 ;]. ## str8 ## when at least two thiol groups are contained as w &# 39 ;, x &# 39 ;, y &# 39 ; and z &# 39 ;, a compound in which these thiol groups are oxidized to form a disulfide bond is also included in the scope of the present invention . protection of the functional groups not to be related to the reaction of the raw materials and the protective groups , elimination of the protective groups , and activation of the functional groups related to the reaction can also be suitably selected from groups or methods known in the art . examples of the protective groups for the amino group of the raw materials include carbobenzoxy , t - butyloxycarbonyl , t - amyloxycarbonyl , isobornyloxycarbonyl , 4 - methoxybenzyloxycarbonyl , 2 - chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl , adamantyloxycarbonyl , trifluoroacetyl , phthalyl , formyl , 2 - nitrophenylsulfenyl , diphenylphosphinothioyl and 9 - fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl . the protective groups for the carboxyl group include , for example , alkyl esters ( such as esters of methyl , ethyl , propyl , butyl , t - butyl , cyclopentyl , cyclohexyl , cycloheptyl , cyclooctyl and 2 - adamantyl ), benzyl esters , 4 - nitrobenzyl esters , 4 - methoxybenzyl esters , 4 - chlorobenzyl esters , benzhydryl esters , phenacyl esters , carbobenzoxyhydrazide , t - butyloxycarbonylhydrazide and tritylhydrazide . examples of the protective groups for the thiol group of cysteine include 4 - methoxybenzyl , 4 - methylbenzyl , benzyl , t - butyl , adamantyl , trityl , acetamidomethyl , carbomethoxysulfenyl , 3 - nitro - 2 - pyridinesulfenyl and trimethylacetamidomethyl . the hydroxyl group of serine can be protected , for example , by esterification or etherification . examples of groups suitable for this esterification include lower alkanoyl groups such as acetyl , aroyl groups such as benzoyl , and carbonic acid - derived groups such as benzyloxycarbonyl and ethyloxycarbonyl . examples of groups suitable for the etherification include benzyl , tetrahydropyranyl and t - butyl . however , the hydroxyl group of serine is not always required to be protected . examples of the protective groups for the phenolic hydroxyl group of tyrosine include benzyl , 2 , 6 - cyclobenzyl , 2 - nitrobenzyl , 2 - bromobenzyloxycarbonyl and t - butyl . however , the phenolic group of tyrosine is not always required to be protected . the protective groups for the imidazole ring of histidine include p - toluenesulfonyl , 4 - methoxy - 2 , 3 , 6 - trimethylbenzenesulfonyl , 2 , 4 - dinitrophenyl , benzyloxymethyl , t - butoxymethyl , t - butoxycarbonyl , trityl and 9 - fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl . however , the imidazole ring is not always required to be protected . the protective groups for the indole ring of tryptophan include fornyl , 2 , 4 , 6 - trimethylbenzensulfonyl , 2 , 4 , 6 - trimethoxybenzenesulfonyl , 4 - methoxy - 2 , 3 , 6 - trimethylbenzenesulfonyl , 8 , 8 , 8 - trichloroethyloxycarbonyl and diphenylphosphinothioyl . however , the indole ring is not always required to be protected . examples of the activated carboxyl groups of the raw materials include acid anhydrides , azide and active esters ( esters of alcohols such as pentachlorophenol , 2 , 4 , 5 - trichlorophenol , 2 , 4 - dinitrophenol , cyanomethyl alcohol , p - nitrophenol , n - hydroxy - 5 - norbornene - 2 , 3 - dicarboxyimide , n - hydroxysuccinimide , n - hydroxyphthalimide and n - hydroxybenztriazole . examples of the activated amino acid groups include cooresponding phosphoric acid amides . condensation reaction can be conducted in the presence of a solvent or solvents . the solvent or solvents can be appropriately selected from the solvents known to be capable of being used in peptide condensation reaction . examples of the solvents include anhydrous or hydrous dimethylformamide , dimethyl sulfoxide , pyridine , chloroform , dioxane , dichloromethane , tetrahydrofuran , acetonitrile , ethyl acetate , n - methylpyrrolidone and appropriate mixtures thereof . the reaction temperature is appropriately selected from the temperature range known to be capable of being used in peptide bond - forming reaction , usually from the range of about - 20 ° to about 30 ° c . then , the protected peptide or the protected peptide resin thus obtained is subjected to protective group - eliminating reaction . although this reaction varies depending on the kind of protective group to be used , it is in any event industrially advantageous to eliminate all protective groups in one step without affecting the peptide bonds . the protective groups are therefore employed , preliminarily taking this point into account . as to the cysteine - containing peptides , it is more advantageous from the viewpoint of the ease of purification in some cases to eliminate the protective groups in two steps , namely , to eliminate the protective groups other than the protective groups for the thiol group first , followed by elimination of the protective groups for the thiol group . the protective groups for the thiol group used in such cases include acetamidomethyl , 3 - nitro - 2 - pyridinesulfenyl and trimethylacetamidomethyl . methods for eliminating the protective groups include , for example , reduction with sodium in liquid ammonia , in addition to acid treatment with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride , methanesulfonic acid , trifluoromethanesulfonic acid , trifluoroacetic acid or mixtures thereof . the protective group - eliminating reaction by the above - mentioned acid treatment is generally conducted at a proper temperature of - 20 ° to 40 ° c . in the acid treatment , it is effective to add a cation trapping agent such as anisole , phenol , thioanisole , m - cresol , p - cresol , dimethylsulfide , 1 , 4 - butanedithiol or 1 , 2 - ethanedithiol . for the protective groups for the thiol group stable to the acid treatment , such as acetamidomethyl and 3 - nitro - 2 - pyridinesulfenyl , the former can be eliminated with iodine or mercury acetate , and the latter can be eliminated with mercaptoethanol . the 2 , 4 - dinitrophenyl group used as the protective group for the imidazole ring of histidine is eliminated by thiophenol treatment , and the formyl group used as the protective group for the indole ring of tryptophan is also eliminated by alkali treatment using dilute sodium hydroxide , dilute ammonia or the like , in addition to the above - mentioned elimination by the acid treatment in the presence of 1 , 2 - ethanedithiol , 1 , 4 - butanedithiol or the like . when the peptide obtained by eliminating the protective groups of the protected peptide in this manner is the thiol peptide represented by formula [ ii ] or [ ii &# 39 ;] the thiol peptide is subjected to oxidation . the oxidation methods include the methods of oxidizing the thiol peptide in a solvent such as water with air , potassium ferricyanide , iodine , diiodoethane or the like . it is desirable that the above - mentioned oxidation reaction is generally conducted by a high dilution method at a proper temperature of about 0 ° to about 40 ° c . at a ph of about 6 to about 8 . 5 . after completion of the reaction , the peptide derivative represented by formula [ i ] or [ i &# 39 ;] thus obtained is collected by peptide separating means such as extraction , distribution , reprecipitation , recrystallization , column chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography . the peptide derivative of the present invention represented by formula [ i [ or [ i &# 39 ;] may also be obtained by methods known in the art as salts such as the sodium salt , the potassium salt , the calcium salt and the magnesium salt , or as acid addition salts , particularly pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts . examples thereof include salts of inorganic acids ( such as hydrochloric acid , sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid ) or organic acids ( such as acetic acid , propionic acid , citric acid , tartaric acid , malic acid , oxalic acid and methanesulfonic acid ). the pharmacological action of the peptide derivatives of the present invention will hereinafter be described . ( 1 ) assay of constriction suppressing activity to porcine coronary smooth muscles each of helical strips 2 mm × 15 mm prepared from the coronary right ramus circumflexus from which the adventitial connective tissues and the endothelial cells were removed was set to each of 4 ml organ baths . its tension was detected by a force displacement transducer ul - 10gr ( minebea ), and recorded by a polygraph ( nec sanei ). the organ baths were maintained at 37 ° c ., and filled with a krebs - henseleit solution ( composition : 118 mm nacl , 4 . 7 mm kcl , 2 . 5 mm cacl 2 , 1 . 2 mm kh 2 po 4 , 25 . 0 mm nahco 3 , 1 . 2 mm mgso 4 , 10 . 0 mm glucose ) gassed with 95 % o 2 and 5 % co 2 . a tension of 1 . 25 to 1 . 5 g was applied to each of the strips , followed by equilibration for 1 . 5 hours . 60 mm kcl was repeatedly applied thereto at intervals of 30 minutes until the constriction response became constant . after additional equilibration for 1 . 5 hours , a sample for assay was given . the constriction of the strips was normalized by the constriction response of the individual strips to 60 mm kcl and statistically processed . the suppressing activity was assayed by giving 10 - 9 m endothelin - 1 about 15 minutes after the compound having a predetermined concentration was given , and comparing the constriction thereof with that of a control sample . the results thereof are shown in table 1 . table 1______________________________________ suppressing activity to et - 1 no . example sample ## str9 ## ______________________________________1 [ phe . sup . 3 ,. sup . 11 ]- et - 1 772 [ phe . sup . 3 , ala . sup . 11 ]- et - 1 873 [ ala . sup . 3 , phe . sup . 11 ]- et - 1 56______________________________________ control : constriction due to 10 . sup .- 9 m et1 sample : constriction due to 10 . sup .- 9 m et1 in the presence of 10 . sup .- 5 sample the novel peptide derivatives of the present invention represented by formula [ i ] and parts of the salts thereof showed the activity of suppressing the constriction due to endothelin in porcine coronary smooth muscles . such a case has not been reported yet . hence , the peptide derivatives of the present invention represented by formula [ i ] or parts of the salts thereof can be used for the treatment of hypertension , cardiac infarction or acute renal insufficiency of mammals such as mice , rate , rabbits , dogs , cats , pigs and humans . ( 2 ) as to the antagonist property or the agonist property of the peptide derivatives of present invention to endothelin , the affinity for an endothelin receptor and the constrictor activity to porcine coronary smooth muscles ( according to the method described in ( 1 ) described above ) were assayed . the results thereof are shown in table 2 . the affinity for the receptor was assayed by the following method . a membrane fraction prepared from the porcine heart was diluted to 0 . 15 mg / ml by using a buffer solution [ pbs ( ph 7 . 4 ) containing 0 . 5 mm cacl 2 , 1 . 0 mm mgcl 2 , 0 . 02 % nan 3 , 0 . 1 % bsa ( fraction v , sigma ), 0 . 1 mm pmsf and 0 . 1 μg / ml pepstatin ( binding buffer )] for assay , and 100 μl of the resulting suspension of the membrane fraction was poured into each assay tube to use for assay . to this suspension of the membrane fraction were added 2 μl of an endothelin - 1 solution labeled with 5 μm radioactive iodine . further , 3 μl of a test peptide solution was added thereto , followed by maintenance at a temperature of 25 ° c . for 1 hour . then , the resulting suspension was diluted with 900 μl of the buffer solution for assay cooled with ice , and thereafter separated into a supernatant and a precipitate by centrifugation at 12 , 000 × g for 10 minutes . cell membranes and an endothelin receptor embedded therein were contained in the precipitate , and radioactive iodine - labeled endothelin combined with the receptor was also recovered in the precipitate . accordingly , the amount of radioactive iodine - labeled endothelin combined with the endothelin receptor was determined by measuring the amount of radioactive iodine contained in the precipitate with a gamma - ray counter . compounds in which the affinity for the endothelin receptor is high and the maximum constriction is not high are antagonists . contrary to this , compounds in which the affinity for the endothelin receptor is high and the maximum constriction is high are agonists . table 2__________________________________________________________________________ receptor binding constrictor maximumexample activity . sup . 1 ) activity . sup . 2 ) constrictionno . compound ( relative potency ) ( relative potency ) (% 60 mm kcl ) __________________________________________________________________________et - 1 100 . sup . 3 ) 100 . sup . 4 ) 120known *[ ala . sup . 3 ,. sup . 11 ]- et - 1 2 . 4 57 120 1 [ phe . sup . 3 ,. sup . 11 ]- et - 1 0 . 45 & lt ; 0 . 3 9 2 [ phe . sup . 3 , ala . sup . 11 ]- et - 1 0 . 5 & lt ; 0 . 1 10 3 [ ala . sup . 3 , phe . sup . 11 ]- et - 1 0 . 1 & lt ; 0 . 1 10 4 [ trp . sup . 3 ,. sup . al a . sup . 11 ]- et - 1 0 . 27 & lt ; 0 . 1 1013 [ trp3 , ala . sup . 11 ]- et - 1 2 . 5 & lt ; 0 . 1 621 [ ala . sup . 3 ,. sup . 11 ,. sup . 18 ]- et - 1 1 . 59 & lt ; 0 . 1 622 [ ala . sup . 3 ,. sup . 11 , leu . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 1 . 27 & lt ; 0 . 1 323 [ ala . sup . 3 ,. sup . 11 , phe . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 1 . 27 & lt ; 0 . 1 825 [ ala . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 9 . 1 7 . 8 6226 [ leu . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 2 . 4 & lt ; 0 . 1 027 [ val . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 3 . 2 & lt ; 0 . 1 228 [ gly . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 39 . 8 43 9930 [ abu . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 5 . 0 & lt ; 0 . 1 631 [ nva . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 2 . 4 & lt ; 0 . 1 233 [ phe . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 2 . 4 & lt ; 0 . 1 034 [ ser . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 20 . 9 18 7935 [ asn . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 9 . 1 & lt ; 0 . 1 4338 [ leu . sup . 3 ,. sup . 11 ]- et - 1 0 . 1 & lt ; 0 . 1 1039 [ val . sup . 3 ,. sup . 11 ]- et - 1 0 . 59 & lt ; 0 . 1 3441 [ val . sup . 3 , ala . sup . 11 ]- et - 1 4 . 5 73 13043 [ ile . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 3 . 2 & lt ; 0 . 1 045 [ γ - leu . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 1 . 0 & lt ; 0 . 1 346 [ glu . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 3 . 2 & lt ; 0 . 1 651 [ thr . sup . 18 ]- et - 1 100 26 7652 [ leu . sup . 3 , ala . sup . 11 ]- et - 1 0 . 35 & lt ; 0 . 1 6refl [ ala . sup . 3 , 11 , deshis . sup . 16 ]- et - 1 0__________________________________________________________________________ * j . cardiovascular pharmacology 13 , s197 ( 1989 ) . sup . 1 ) porcine myocardial membrane fraction . sup . 2 ) porcine coronary artery . sup . 3 ) ic . sub . 50 = 2 . 0 × 10 . sup .- 9 m , ic . sub . 50 represents the concentration of a sample required to prevent 50 % of the binding of i . sup . 125 - et1 to the porcine myocardial membrane fraction . . sup . 4 ) ec . sub . 50 (% kcl ) = 1 . 6 × 10 . sup .- 9 m , ec . sub . 50 represents the concentration of a sample which induces 50 % of the constriction of th porcine coronary artery due to 60 mm kcl . as described above , the peptide derivatives of the present invention represented by formula [ i ] or the salts thereof have the properties as the antagonists or the agonists of endothelin , and can be used as agents for improving circulatory functions . the antagonists can be used as vasodilators , and the agonists can be used as vasoconstrictors . the novel peptide derivatives of the present invention or the salts thereof are the endothelin antagonists having vasodilator activity or the endothelin agonists having vasopressor activity , so that they can be used as agents for improving circulatory functions or therapeutic agents for cardiac infarction , acute renal insufficiency and the like . the novel peptides of the present invention , when used as pharmaceutical drugs , can be safely administered orally or parenterally in the form of powders , granules , tablets , capsules , injections , suppositories , ointments or sustained release preparations , solely or in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers , excipients or diluents . the derivatives of the present invention are mainly administered parenterally , for example , by intravenous or subcutaneous injection , intraventricular or intraspinal administration , nasotracheal administration or intrarectal administration . in some cases , however , they are administered orally . the derivatives of the present invention are stable substances , and therefore , can be stored as physiological saline solutions . it is also possible to lyophilize the derivatives containing mannitol or sorbitol to store in ampuls and to dissolve the lyophilized derivatives in using them . the peptide derivatives of the present invention can be given in the free form , or in the form of alkali addition salts or acid addition salts thereof . for both of the free peptide derivatives represented by formula [ i ] and the alkali addition salts or the acid addition salts thereof , the dosage is generally a proper amount within the range of 1 ng to 10 mg per kg of weight , as the amount of the free derivatives . more specifically , the dosage varies depending on the type of disease to be treated , the symptom of the disease , the object to which the drugs are given and the route of administration . for example , when given by injection to adult patients of hypertension , it is advantageous that the active ingredients ( the compounds represented by formula [ i ]) are normally given in one dose of about 1 ng to 0 . 1 mg / kg of weight about once to 3 times a days . drip infusion is also effective . in this case , the total dosage is the same as with injection . when the peptides of the present invention are used as therapeutic agents , they must be carefully purified so as to contain no bacteria and no pyrogens . the present invention will be described in more detail with the following examples . the following examples are given to illustrate embodimenss of the present invention as it is presently preferred to practice . it will be understood that the examples are illustrative , and that the invention is not to be considered as restricted except as indicated in the claims . in examples 1 to 54 and reference example 1 , all amino acid residues other than glycine take the l - form unless otherwise specified . table 3 shows the amino acid sequences of endothelin - 1 , endothelin - 2 , endothelin - 3 , mouse endothelin , known agonists and novel endothelin derivatives obtained in examples of the present invention , compared to one another . a boc - trp ( for )- och2 - pam resin ( 0 . 5 mmole ) was used as a starting material , and boc - amino acid derivative cartridges ( 2 . 0 mmoles ) ( applied biosystems ). after elimination of the boc groups with trifluoroacetic acid , a peptide chain was successively extended from the c - terminal side by the hobt active ester method . boc - asp ( ochex ) and boc - glu ( ochex ) were used after the powders manufactured by peptide laboratory were enclosed in cartridges . in this manner , the protected peptide resin represented by the following formula was obtained : this peptide resin was suspended in 10 ml of dmf , and 1 . 0 ml of thiophenol was added thereto . the dnp group , a protective group for the imidazole ring of his , was eliminated by stirring at room temperature for 2 hours , and the boc groujp was further eliminated by treating with 50 % tfa / dichloromethane containing 0 . 1 % indole at room temperature for 20 minites . 500 mg of the peptide resin thus obtained was treated with 5 ml of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride in the presence of 500 mg of p - cresol and 0 . 75 ml of 1 , 4 - butanediol at 0 ° c . for 1 hour to remove all of the protective groups and to cut off the peptide from the resin . hydrogen fluoride was removed by distillation , and ethyl ether was added to the residue to deposit a precipitate . the precipitate was filtered off , and 30 ml of tfa was added thereto to dissolve it . the resin was removed by filtration , and the filtrate was concentrated . ethyl ether was added to the residue to deposit a precipitate . the precipitate was filtered off , and dried under reduced pressure . the resulting product was dissolved in 1 l of a 0 . 1 m aqueous solution of ammonium acetate ( ph 8 . 0 ), and oxidized with air by stirring at room temperature for 10 hours . then , acetic acid was added thereto to adjust the solution to ph 5 . 0 , followed by lyophilization . the lyophilized product was dissolved in 20 ml of 60 % acetic acid . the resulting solution was subjected to a sephadex g - 50 column ( 5 cm × 108 cm ) and eluted with 60 % acetic acid . the desired fractions were collected and lyophilized . finally , the fractions were purified by high performance liquid chromatography using a ymc - d - ods - 5 column ( 2 cm × 25 cm , yamamura chemical ) to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids ( hydrolysis at 110 ° c . for 24 hours ; numerals in parentheses indicate theoretical values ): asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 59 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 34 ( 1 ); val 0 . 93 ( 1 ); met 0 . 99 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 08 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 89 ( 1 ); phe 2 . 98 ( 3 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ) example 2 production of [ phe 3 , ala 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 10 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 62 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 05 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 01 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 46 ( 1 ); val 0 . 95 ( 1 ); met 0 . 96 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 09 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 87 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 99 ( 2 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 3 production of [ ala 3 , phe 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 11 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 66 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 01 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 46 ( 1 ); val 0 . 96 ( 1 ); met 0 . 99 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 10 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 99 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 88 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 97 ( 2 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 61 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 04 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 42 ( 1 ); val 0 . 96 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 07 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 00 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 89 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 5 production of l [ cha 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 13 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - cha ( nova ) was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 63 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 04 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 46 ( 1 ); val 0 . 94 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 06 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 88 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 6 production of [ nal ( l ) 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 14 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - nal ( 1 ) prepared by protecting nal ( 1 ) ( bachem ) with a boc group using ( boc ) 2 o was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 58 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 03 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 39 ( 1 ); val 0 . 94 ( 1 ); met 0 . 98 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 05 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 00 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 92 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 7 production of [ his 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 15 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 62 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 05 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 41 ( 1 ); val 0 . 96 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 08 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 89 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 00 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 01 ( 1 ); his 2 . 89 ( 3 ) example 8 production of [ tyr 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 16 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 61 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 03 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 42 ( 1 ); val 0 . 94 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 09 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 2 . 69 ( 3 ); phe 1 . 02 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ) example 9 production of [ the 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq , id no : 17 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 62 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 07 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 41 ( 1 ); val 0 . 95 ( 1 ); met 0 . 98 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 07 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 90 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 10 production of [ phe ( 4f ) 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 18 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - phe ( 4f ) prepared by protecting phe ( 4f ) ( nova ) with a boc group using ( boc ) 2 o was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 63 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 45 ( 1 ); val 0 . 94 ( 1 ); met 0 . 96 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 11 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 03 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 91 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ) example 11 production of [ phg 3 , 11 [- et - 1 ( seq id no : 19 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - phg ( nova ) was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 65 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 08 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 43 ( 1 ); val 0 . 94 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 09 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 00 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 88 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 12 production of [ tyr ( et ) 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 20 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - tyr ( et ) ( nova ) was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 58 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 08 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 42 ( 1 ); val 0 . 94 ( 1 ); met 0 . 96 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 09 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 02 ( 2 ); tyr 2 . 52 ( 3 ); phe 1 . 02 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ) example 13 production of [ trp 3 , ala 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 21 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 56 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 07 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 01 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 45 ( 1 ); val 0 . 94 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 09 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 88 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 14 production of [ nal ( 1 ) 3 , ala 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 22 ). the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 61 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 01 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 43 ( 1 ); val 0 . 96 ( 1 ); met 0 . 95 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 09 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 89 ( 1 ); phe 0 . 99 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 01 ( 1 ); his 0 . 96 ( 1 ) example 15 production of [ nal ( 2 ) 3 , ala 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 23 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - nal ( 2 ) prepared by protecting nal ( 2 ) ( bachem ) with a boc group using ( boc ) 2 o was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 60 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 07 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 01 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 42 ( 1 ); val 0 . 96 ( 1 ); met 0 . 95 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 10 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 89 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 00 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 16 production of [ phg 3 , ala 11 ]- et - 1 ( sq id no : 24 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 65 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 08 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 02 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 41 ( 1 ); val 0 . 94 ( 1 ); met 0 . 96 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 08 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 02 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 88 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 17 production of [ cha 3 , ala 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 25 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 58 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 01 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 39 ( 1 ); val 0 . 94 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 08 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 03 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 87 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 18 production of [ thi 3 , ala 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 26 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 59 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 07 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 01 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 41 ( 1 ); val 0 . 95 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 08 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 02 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 87 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 00 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 19 production of [ try ( et ) 3 . ala 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 27 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 57 ( 3 ); glu 1 : 06 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 00 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 43 ( 1 ); val 0 . 93 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 11 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 02 ( 2 ); tyr 1 . 70 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 00 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 20 production of [ phe ( 4f ) 3 , ala 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 28 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 63 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 02 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 43 ( 1 ); val 0 . 97 ( 1 ); met 0 . 98 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 12 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 89 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 21 production of [ ala 3 , 11 , 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 29 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 03 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 67 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 07 ( 1 ); ala 3 . 00 ( 3 ); cyt 0 . 71 ( 1 ); val 0 . 91 ( 1 ); met 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 04 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 09 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 92 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 04 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 08 ( 1 ); his 0 . 99 ( 1 ). example 22 production of [ ala 3 , 11 , leu 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 30 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 03 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 71 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 10 ( 1 ); ala 2 . 00 ( 2 ); cyt 0 . 82 ( 1 ); val 0 . 95 ( 1 ); met 0 . 99 ( 1 ); ile 0 . 78 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 66 ( 3 ); tyr 0 . 92 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 02 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 07 ( 1 ); his 0 . 84 ( 1 ). example 23 production of [ ala 3 , 11 , phe 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 31 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 0 . 99 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 56 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 04 ( 1 ); ala 2 . 00 ( 2 ); cyt 0 . 33 ( 1 ); val 0 . 88 ( 1 ); met 0 . 98 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 13 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 84 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 96 ( 2 ); lys 1 . 04 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 24 production of [ ala 3 , 11 , gly 18 [- et - 1 ( seq id no : 32 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 04 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 66 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); gly 1 . 01 ( 1 ); ala 2 . 00 ( 2 ); cyt 0 . 45 ( 1 ); val 0 . 91 ( 1 ); met 1 . 01 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 06 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 07 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 91 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 03 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 06 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 25 production of [ ala 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 33 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 02 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 65 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 07 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 00 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 95 ( 2 ); val 0 . 95 ( 1 ); met 0 . 99 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 07 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 07 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 91 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 03 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 05 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 26 production of [ leu 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 34 ) ( 26 - 1 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 02 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 67 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 07 ( 1 ); cyt 1 . 02 ( 2 ); val 0 . 97 ( 1 ); met 0 . 98 ( 1 ); ile 0 . 79 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 65 ( 3 ); tyr 0 . 91 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 03 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 07 ( 1 ); his 0 . 91 ( 1 ). ( 26 - 2 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : then , a crude peptide obtained by deprotecting the protected peptide in a manner similar to that of example 1 was dissolved in 500 ml of a 0 . 1m aqueous solution of ammonium acetate ( ph 8 . 5 ) containing 25 % ethanol and 25 % n - butanol , and oxidized with air with stirring at room temperature for 10 hours . thereafter , acetic acid was added to the solution to adjust it to ph 5 . 0 , and the solvents were removed by distillation under reduced pressure , followed by lyophilization . the resulting product was purified in a manner similar to that of example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 55 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 01 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 88 ( 2 ); val 0 . 98 ( 1 ); met 1 . 02 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 17 ( 2 ); leu 3 . 11 ( 3 ); tyr 0 . 89 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 02 ( 1 ); lys 0 . 98 ( 1 ); his 0 . 99 ( 1 ). example 27 production of [ val 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 35 ) ( 27 - 1 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 03 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 66 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 08 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 95 ( 2 ); val 1 . 68 ( 2 ); met 0 . 99 ( 1 ); ile 0 . 73 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 67 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 92 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 04 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 05 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). ( 27 - 2 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 43 ( 3 ); glu 0 . 97 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 76 ( 2 ); val 0 . 99 ( 1 ); met 0 . 95 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 02 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 03 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 90 ( 1 ); phe 0 . 98 ( 1 ); lys 0 . 99 ( 1 ); his 0 . 96 ( 1 ). example 28 production of [ gly 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 36 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 03 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 67 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); gly 1 . 00 ( 1 ); cyt 0 ., 91 ( 2 ); val 0 . 96 ( 1 ); met 0 . 98 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 08 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 07 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 92 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 02 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 06 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - d - ala ( nova ) was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 02 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 64 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 07 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 00 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 95 ( 2 ); val 0 . 96 ( 1 ); met 0 . 99 ( 1 ); ile 0 . 96 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 06 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 93 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 07 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 30 production of [ abu 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 37 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - abu ( nova ) was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 03 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 58 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 05 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 89 ( 2 ); val 0 . 94 ( 1 ); met 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ile 0 . 93 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 03 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 92 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 00 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 06 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 31 production of [ nva 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 38 ) ( 31 - 1 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - nva ( nova ) was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 02 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 61 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 91 ( 2 ); val 0 . 96 ( 1 ); met 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ile 0 . 81 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 04 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 92 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 07 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). ( 31 - 2 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 55 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 08 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 84 ( 2 ); val 0 . 99 ( 1 ); met 0 . 96 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 09 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 99 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 87 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 02 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 03 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 32 production of [ nle 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 39 ) ( 32 - 1 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - nle ( nova ) was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 03 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 63 ( 3 ); glu 06 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 93 ( 2 ); val 0 . 97 ( 1 ); met 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ile 0 . 81 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 72 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 92 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 00 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 08 ( 1 ); his 0 . 96 ( 1 ). ( 32 - 2 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 62 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 04 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 79 ( 2 ); val 0 . 98 ( 1 ); met 1 . 03 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 13 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 96 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 82 ( 1 ); phe 0 . 98 ( 1 ); lys 0 . 96 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ) . example 33 production of [ phe 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 40 ) ( 33 - 1 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 03 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 65 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 05 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 89 ( 2 ): val 0 . 96 ( 1 ); met 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ile 0 . 79 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 73 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 91 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 75 ( 2 ); lys 1 . 06 ( 1 ); his 0 . 95 ( 1 ). ( 33 - 2 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 . the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 55 ( 3 ); glu 0 . 99 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 79 ( 2 ); val 0 . 94 ( 1 ); met 1 . 01 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 02 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 02 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 85 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 99 ( 2 ); lys 0 . 98 ( 1 ); his 1 . 00 ( 1 ). example 34 production of [ ser 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 41 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 02 ( 1 ); ser 3 . 24 ( 4 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 92 ( 2 ); val 0 . 93 ( 1 ); met 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 02 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 06 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 91 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 03 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 07 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ) example 35 production of [ asn 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 42 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - abu ( nova ) was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 05 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 56 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 93 ( 2 ); val 0 . 95 ( 1 ); met 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 07 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 07 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 93 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 05 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 36 production of [ ala 18 ]- et - 2 ( seq id no : 43 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 03 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 63 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 00 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 93 ( 2 ); val 0 . 92 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 03 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 07 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 91 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 02 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 05 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 37 production of [ ala 18 ]- et - 3 ( seq id no : 44 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 02 ( 1 ); thr 1 . 71 ( 2 ); glu 1 . 06 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 00 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 97 ( 2 ); val 0 . 93 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 06 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 02 ( 1 ); tyr 2 . 89 ( 3 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 2 . 04 ( 2 ); his 0 . 94 ( 1 ). lsims ( m + h + )= 2598 ( theoretical value = 2598 ). cl example 38 production of [ leu 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 45 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 61 ( 3 ); glu 0 . 97 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 40 ( 1 ); val 0 . 95 ( 1 ); met 0 . 99 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 10 ( 2 ); leu 3 . 96 ( 4 ); tyr 0 . 90 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 00 ( 1 ); lys11 . 04 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 39 production of [ val 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 46 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 63 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 05 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 43 ( 1 ); val 2 . 34 ( 3 ); met 0 . 96 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 09 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 00 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 91 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 01 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 40 production of [ met 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 47 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 64 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 05 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 43 ( 1 ); val 0 . 95 ( 1 ); met 2 . 86 ( 3 ); ile 1 . 11 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 98 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 89 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 00 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 41 production of [ val 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 48 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 62 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 07 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 01 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 41 ( 1 ); val 1 . 94 ( 2 ); met 0 . 96 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 10 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 02 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 89 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 42 production of [ ser 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 49 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 3 . 97 ( 5 ); glu 1 . 07 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 43 ( 1 ); val 0 . 93 ( 1 ); met 0 . 96 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 08 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 90 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ): lys 1 . 01 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 43 production of [ ile 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 50 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 61 ( 3 ); glu 0 . 98 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 82 ( 2 ); val 1 . 00 ( 1 ); met 0 . 96 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 52 ( 3 ); leu 1 . 97 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 90 ( 1 ) phe 1 . 08 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 01 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 44 production of [ t - leu 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 51 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - t - leu ( daiichi kagaku yakuhin ) was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 61 ( 3 ); glu 0 . 98 ( 1 ); cyt 0 88 ( 2 ); val 0 . 96 ( 1 ); met 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 11 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 04 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 90 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 06 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 08 ( 1 ); his 0 . 99 ( 1 ). example 45 production of [ γ - leu 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 52 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 except that boc - γ - leu prepared by protecting γ - leu ( daiichi kagaku yakuhin ) with a boc group using ( boc ) 2 o was used : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 53 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 02 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 85 ( 2 ); val 1 . 04 ( 1 ); met 0 . 96 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 02 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 08 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 82 ( 1 ); phe 0 . 98 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 00 ( 1 ); his 1 . 03 ( 1 ). example 46 production of [ glu 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 53 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 56 ( 3 ); glu 2 . 08 ( 2 ); cyt 0 . 89 ( 2 ); val 0 . 98 ( 1 ); met 0 . 95 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 09 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 96 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 84 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 05 ( 1 ); lys 0 . 97 ( 1 ); his 1 . 01 ( 1 ). example 47 production of [ lys 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 54 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 63 ( 3 ); glu 0 . 96 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 91 ( 2 ); val 0 . 99 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 12 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 97 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 84 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 2 . 18 ( 2 ); his 1 . 01 ( 1 ). example 48 production of [ leu 9 , 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 55 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 59 ( 3 ); glu 0 . 99 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 88 ( 2 ); val 1 . 02 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 13 ( 2 ); leu 4 . 19 ( 4 ); tyr 0 . 90 ( 1 ); phe 0 . 96 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 49 production of [ ile 18 ]- et - 2 ( seq id no : 56 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 64 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 08 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 85 ( 2 ); val 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 52 ( 3 ); leu 1 . 95 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 86 ( 1 ); phe 1 . 10 ( 1 ); lys 0 . 95 ( 1 ); his 1 . 02 ( 1 ). example 50 production of [ ile 18 ]- et - 3 ( seq id no : 57 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); thr 1 . 78 ( 2 ); glu 0 . 99 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 88 ( 2 ); val 1 . 02 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 54 ( 3 ); leu 1 . 03 ( 1 ); tyr 2 . 66 ( 3 ); phe 1 . 02 ( 1 ); lys 2 . 04 ( 2 ); his 1 . 01 ( 1 ). example 51 production of [ thr 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 58 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 00 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 51 ( 3 ); thr 0 . 82 ( 1 ); glu 0 . 96 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 88 ( 2 ); val 1 . 02 ( 1 ); met 0 . 98 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 06 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 16 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 87 ( 1 ); phe 0 . 99 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 03 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). example 52 production of [ leu 3 , ala 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 59 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 2 . 00 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 48 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 01 ( 1 ); ala 1 . 09 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 46 ( 1 ); val 0 . 96 ( 1 ); met 0 . 93 ( 1 ); ile 1 . 06 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 95 ( 3 ); tyr 0 . 91 ( 1 ); phe 0 . 98 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 02 ( 1 ); his 0 . 97 ( 1 ). example 53 production of [ nal ( 2 ) 3 , 11 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 60 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 , using boc - nal ( 2 ) obtained by reacting nal ( 2 )( bachem ) with ( boc ) 2 o : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 98 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 64 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 09 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 40 ( 1 ); val 0 . 91 ( 1 ); met 0 . 97 ( 1 ); ile 0 . 92 ( 2 ); leu 2 . 01 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 85 ( 1 ); phe 0 . 95 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 01 ( 1 ); his 0 . 99 ( 1 ). example 54 production of [ met 18 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 61 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 26 - 2 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 03 ( 1 ); ser 2 . 58 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 10 ( 1 ); cyt 0 . 93 ( 2 ); val 0 . 93 ( 1 ); met 1 . 89 ( 1 ); ile 0 . 83 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 90 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 92 ( 1 ) phe 1 . 01 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 00 ( 1 ); his 0 . 98 ( 1 ). reference example 1 production of [ ala 3 , 11 , des his 16 ]- et - 1 ( seq id no : 62 ) the following protected peptide resin was obtained by procedures similar to those of example 1 : the resulting peptide resin was further deprotected , oxidized and purified as with example 1 to obtain the desired product . anal . for amino acids : asp 1 . 96 ( 2 ); ser 2 . 84 ( 3 ); glu 1 . 13 ( 1 ); ala 2 . 00 ( 2 ); cyt 0 . 41 ( 2 ); val 0 . 62 ( 1 ); met 1 . 04 ( 1 ); ile 0 . 60 ( 2 ); leu 1 . 84 ( 2 ); tyr 0 . 54 ( 1 ); phe 0 . 79 ( 1 ); lys 1 . 14 ( 1 ). __________________________________________________________________________sequence listing ( 1 ) general information :( iii ) number of sequences : 62 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 1 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 1 : cyssercysserser leumetasplysglucysvaltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 2 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 2 : cyssercyssersertrpleuasplysglucysvaltyrphecyshis15101 5leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 3 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 3 : cysthrcysphethrtyrlysasply sglucysvaltyrtyrcyshis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 4 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 and / or 11 ( d ) other information : amino acid other than l - ala or otherthan l - cys ;( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 9 ( d ) other information : amino acid other than l - lys ; or ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 18 ( d ) other information : amino acid other than l - asp ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 4 : cysserxaaserserleumetaspxaagluxaavaltyrphecyshis15 1015leuxaaileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 5 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 and / or 11 ( d ) other information : amino acid other than l - ala or otherthan l - cys ;( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 9 ( d ) other information : amino acid other than l - lys ; or ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 18 ( d ) other information : amino acid other than l - asp ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 5 : cysserxaasersertrpleuaspxaagluxaavaltyrphecyshis151015leuxaaileiletrp 20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 6 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 and / or 11 ( d ) other information : amino acid other than l - ala or other than l - cys ;( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 9 ( d ) other information : amino acid other than l - lys ; or ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 18 ( d ) other information : amino acid other than l - asp ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 6 : cysthrxaaphet hrtyrlysaspxaagluxaavaltyrtyrcyshis151015leuxaaileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 7 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 7 : cyssercysasnsertrpleuasplysglucysvaltyrphecyshis1510 15leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 8 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 8 : cysseralaserserleumetasp lysglualavaltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 9 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 9 : cysserpheserserleumetasplysgluphevaltyrphecyshis151015le uaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 10 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 10 : cysserpheserserleumetasplysglualav altyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 11 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 11 : cysseralaserserleumetasplysgluphevaltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileile trp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 12 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 12 : cyssertrpserserleumetasplysglutrpvaltyrphecys his151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 13 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : cyclohexylalanine ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 11 ( d ) other information : cyclohexylalanine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 13 : cysserxaaserserleumetasplysgl uxaavaltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 14 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : 1 - naphthylalanine ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 11 ( d ) other information : 1 - naphthylalanine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 14 : cysserxaaser serleumetasplysgluxaavaltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 15 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 15 : cysserhisserserleumetasplysgluhisvaltyrphecyshis1510 15leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 16 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 16 : cyssertyrserserleumeta splysglutyrvaltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 17 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : beta - 2 - thienylalanine ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 11 ( d ) other information : beta - 2 - thienylalanine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 17 : cysse rxaaserserleumetasplysgluxaavaltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 18 :( i ) sequence characteristics : ( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : 4 - fluorophenylalanine ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 11 ( d ) other information : 4 - fluorophenylalanine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 18 : cysserxaaserserleumetasplysgluxaavaltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 19 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : phenylglycine ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 11 ( d ) other information : phenylglycine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 19 : cysserxaaserserleumetasplysgluxaavaltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp 20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 20 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : o - ethyltyrosine ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 11 ( d ) other information : o - ethyltyrosine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 20 : cysserxaaserserleumetasplysgluxaavaltyrphecyshis151015leu aspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 21 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 21 : cyssertrpserserleumetasplysglualava ltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 22 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : 1 - naphthylalanine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 22 : cysserxaaserserleumetasplysglualavaltyrphecyshis15 1015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 23 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature : ( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : 2 - naphthylalanine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 23 : cysserxaaserserleumetasplysglualavaltyrphecyshis151015 leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 24 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : phenylglycine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 24 : cysserxaaserserleumetasplysglualavaltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp 20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 25 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : cyclohexylalanine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 25 : cysserxaaser serleumetasplysglualavaltyrphecyshis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 26 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : beta - 2 - thienylalanine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 26 : cysserxaaserserleumetasplysglualavaltyrphecy shis151015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 27 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : o - ethyltyrosine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 27 : cysserxaaserserleumetasplysglualavaltyrphecyshis15 1015leuaspileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 28 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - site ( b ) location : 3 ( d ) other information : 4 - fluorophenylalanine ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 28 : cysserxaaserserleumetasplysglualavaltyrphecyshis151015leuas pileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 29 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 29 : cysseralaserserleumetasplysglualavalt yrphecyshis151015leualaileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 30 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 30 : cysseralaserserleumetasplysglualavaltyrphecyshis151015leuleuileiletrp 20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 31 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 31 : cysseralaserserleumetasplysglualavaltyrphecyshis151015leupheileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 32 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 32 : cysseralaserserleumetasplysglualavaltyrphecyshis151015leuglyileiletrp 20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 33 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 33 : cyssercysserserleumetasplysglucysvaltyrphecyshis1 51015leualaileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 34 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 34 : cyssercysserserleumetasplysglucysvaltyrphecyshis151015leuleuileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 35 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 35 : cyssercysserserleumetasplysglucysvaltyrphecyshis15 1015leuvalileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 36 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( xi ) sequence description : seq id no : 36 : cyssercysserserleumetasplysglucysvaltyrphecyshis151015leuglyileiletrp20 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 37 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 21 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( d ) topology : linear ( ii ) molecule type : protein ( ix ) feature :( a ) name / key : modified - 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