Patent Application: US-9783093-A

Abstract:
the present invention is concerned with a peptide composition which includes a peptide having units of the formula : n wherein a is lysine or arginine and n is an integer with a minimum value of 7 . m wherein a is lysine or arginine and b is a hydrophobic amino acid selected from the group consisting of valine , leucine , isoleucine , tyrosine , phenylalanine and tryptophan ; m is an integer with a minimum value of 3 ; and p wherein a is a cationic amino acid which is lysine or arginine ; b and c are hydrophobic amino acids which may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of valine , leucine , isoleucine , tyrosine , phenylalanine and tryptophan ; p is an integer with a minimum value of 2 . the compositions of the invention bind lipid - a of endotoxins .

Description:
the applicant has discovered what is being characterized as the minimal peptide structure which will bind endotoxin . these structures are comprehended by peptides having units of the formulas : ( a ) ( a ) n wherein a and n are as defined above ; ( b ) ( ab ) m wherein a , b and m are as defined above ; and ( c ) ( abc ) p wherein a , b , c and d are as defined above . these peptides include novel synthetic peptides and peptides which are known . examples of the peptides are listed below . those peptides which are not novel are marked by an asterisk : ## str1 ## the peptides for use in the present invention may be synthesized by classical methods of peptide chemistry using manual or automated techniques as well as by dna recombinant technology . the synthetic procedure comprises solid phase synthesis by fmoc chemistry , cleavage ( tfa 95 %+ et -( sh ) 2 5 %), followed by vacuum evaporation . thereafter , the product is dissolved in 10 % acetic acid , extracted with ether , concentrated at 0 . 1 mg / ml at ph of 6 . 0 - 7 . 5 . stirring under filtered air followed for 1 to 6 hours in case of the cysteine - containing peptides and finally desalting by reverse phase chromatography is carried out . a particular automated method of preparing peptides for use in the present invention is based on the use of an automatic synthesizer ( milligen mod . 9050 ( millipore , burlington , mass .) on a solid phase support of polyamide / kieselguhr resin ( 2 . 0 g ). the amino acids used in the synthesis of the peptide analogs are fmoc - aa - opfp derivatives ( 9 - fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl - aa - o - pentafluorophenyl ester ) of each amino acid ( aa ) involved in the considered sequences using 0 . 8 mol of each amino acid to sequentially form the peptide . each cycle of synthesis may be performed at room temperature ( 20 ° c .) and involves the following steps of reaction : the first aa fmoc - protected at the amino group , was treated with a 20 % solution of piperidine for 7 minutes in order to remove the fmoc alpha - protecting group . washing with dimethylformamide followed for 12 minutes to remove all traces of piperidine . deprotection and washing were run continuously through the column containing the resin by means of a pump at a flow of 5 ml / min . the amino and carboxy - protected aminmo acid due , according to the desired sequence , was activated after its dissolution in 5 ml of dimethylformamide , by a catalytic amount of hydroxybenzotriazol ( 0 . 5 ml of a 5 % w / v solution in dimethylformamide ). the activated and protected fmoc - aa - opfp derivative was then recycled for 30 minutes through the column by the pump at 5 ml / min in order to obtain coupling of the introduced aa at the alpha - amino group ( previously depriotected as reported in step 1 ) of the amino acid preceding the new one in the desired sequence . washing of the matrix in the column followed by dimethylformamide for 2 minutes at 5 ml / min before a new cycle began . at the completion of the synthesis , the peptide on the resin support was cleaved by 95 % trifluoroacetic acid ( tfa ) with 5 % ethane dithiol as a scavenger , if cysteine residues were present in the aa sequence , at room temperature for 2 hours . after separation of the cleaved peptide from the resin by filtration , the solution was concentrated by vacuum evaporation to dryness . the collected solid residue was then solubilized in 10 % acetic acid at a concentration of 10 - 20 mg / ml and several extractions by diethyl ether followed ( six to eight extractions with half the volume of the peptide solution ) in order to remove the scavenger ethane dithiol . the peptide solution was then neutralized by 0 . 1n ammonium hydroxide and adjusted to the concentration of roughly 0 . 1 mg / ml . the solution was then stirred under air for 1 to 6 hours in order to obtain the selective oxidation of the two sulfhydryl groups belonging to the cys residues of the sequence . in this way , only monomeric oxidized peptides were obtained with no traces of polymeric material . the solution of oxidized peptide was then desalted by reverse - phase chromatography on sep - pak c - 18 cartridges ( millipore ) and finally freeze dried . the products were analyzed by high - performance liquid chromatography ( hplc ) analysis as well as by chemical analysis of the synthetic structures . fast atom bombardment was used to confirm the calculated mass of the peptides . the polymeric peptide of the formula ( a ) n when n was 10 was prepared by solid phase fmoc synthesis . the peptides described herein which exhibit the absence or a low level of hemolysis may be used in the treatment of septic shock in mammals including humans at doses of about 0 . 1 μg - 2 . 0 mg / kg of body weight or may be used at a level of about 10 μg to about 0 . 1 mg / kg of body weight and the amount may be administered in divided doses on daily basis . the peptides may be administered prophylactically to patients who may be exposed to or have been exposed to organisms which may cause septic shock or to detoxify bacterial endotoxins by the use of the same dose set forth above in vivo . in vitro detoxification or prevention of endotoxin contamination may be carried out at a level which is effective to achieve the desired result . the amount may be based on routine experimentation based on the premise that 1 mole of lipid a endotoxin is bound by 1 mole of peptide . the particular dose of a particular peptide may be varied within or without the range that is specified herein depending on the particular application or severity of a disease and the condition of the host . those who are skilled in the art may ascertain the proper dose using standard procedures . the compounds may be administered intravenously and parenterally using well known pharmaceutical carriers or inert diluents . oral administration is not preferred because the peptides will tend to be degraded by the enzymes of the alimentary tract . water or isotonic saline are preferred diluents and a concentration of 0 . 1 mg per ml may be used . preferably , the compounds will be stored in a dry form and will be dissolved in the diluent immediately prior to administration . generally , for the production of a vaccine against endotoxin , complexes of lipid - a and lps with the peptides of the invention may be made using stoichiometric amounts of lipid - a or lps with the peptide . the amounts of complex also able to induce antibody in a host are not critical ; about 1 mcg of lipid - a in the complex with the peptide will be effective in safely inducing antibodies in a host . the detoxification activity of the peptides has been confirmed in vitro by the inhibition of the lps - activated enzymatic cascade leading to clot formation in limulus amebocyte lysate ( lal ) assay which is described in science , 259 , pp361 - 365 ( 1993 ), which is incorporated by reference . detoxification activity in vivo has been confirmed by inhibition of the lipid a - mediated hemorragic dermonecrosis in the rabbit . inhibition in the lal assay is a very sensitive method of detecting even small differences in lps activity ( lps detection level = 10 pg / ml ) and correlates with the inhibition of cytokine - mediated pyrogenicity in the rabbit . this test has been accepted by the u . s . food and drug administration as an end product endotoxin test for human and animal parenteral drugs . skin hemorraghic necrosis in the rabbit , which was first described by g . schwartzman as a local reaction to lps toxicity ( proc . soc . exp . biol . med ., 25 : 560 , 1928 ) was chosen because lipid a is responsible for this inflammatory process in the derma ( an area where cells rich in lps - specific cd14 - receptor proteins like leukocytes and macrophages predominate ) through induction of the release of tnf and ifn - gamma . these factors are the central mediatiors of lps induced shock in sepsis caused by gram - negative bacteria . the inhibition of lps - induced cytokines ( tnf , interleukin - 1 , interleukin - 6 and the like ) result in a significant increase in the survival rate in animal models that are challenged by a lethal dose of lps . the invention also includes the use of the peptides to contact systems containing endotoxin dispersed in a fluid for the purpose of detoxifying the endotoxin . this procedure may be used to detoxify biopharmaceuticals such as vaccines , solutions of drugs , injectable nutrient solutions , and the like . the invention further comprises the use of the peptides as additives for fluids which will support bacterial growth that will produce endotoxin . the presence of the non - toxic peptide will detoxify any endotoxin which is subsequently elaborated . table 1 contain the results of the testing of novel amino acid sequences of the invention . these peptides include linear cationic homopolymeric peptides of various sizes which have high affinity for the lipid a moiety of endotoxin and result in the detoxification of endotoxin . however , certain linear cationic homopolymeric peptides show a strong hemolytic activity on human erythrocytes . their stability to proteolysis in human serum or whole blood is also important for in vivo use . those peptides that exhibit high levels of hemolytic activity ( above 1 . 5 mg / ml ) are not useful in vivo for binding endotoxin but are useful in vitro for the detoxification of biologicals by causing the peptides to bind endotoxin in the biological and form a complex which can be removed by conventional techniques such as by filtration with a suitable ultrafilter such as an anisotropic filter having an average pore size of 0 . 01 μm or can be separated as a complex on solid phase matrixes . table 1__________________________________________________________________________ ka lal inh . t / 2 ** hemolysis *** peptides r . sub . c / h * (× 10 . sup . 7 m . sup .- 1 ) ( w / w ) ( min ) ( mg / ml ) __________________________________________________________________________ ( lys ). sub . 10 ( seq id no : 1 ) 1 . 20 1 5 & gt ; 1 . 50 ( lys ). sub . 30 ( seq id no : 2 ) 1 . 35 1 30 0 . 17 ( lys ). sub . 434 ( seq id no : 3 ) 1 . 38 1 45 0 . 07 ( lysglu ). sub . 5 ( seq id no : 4 ) 0 . 23 1 60 & gt ; 1 . 50 ( lysphe ). sub . 5 ( seq id no : 5 ) 1 . 00 1 . 57 1 2 0 . 02 ( lyspheleulyslysthrleu ( seq id no : 6 ) 1 . 00 0 . 16 100 n . d . n . d . ( lyspheleu ). sub . 2lys ( seq id no : 7 ) 0 . 75 0 . 10 100 7 & gt ; 1 . 50 ( lyspheleu ). sub . 3lys ( seq id no : 8 ) 0 . 67 1 . 17 2 4 0 . 03 ( argtyrval ). sub . 3 ( seq id no : 9 ) 0 . 50 0 . 26 100 35 1 . 00 ( lysphephe ). sub . 3 lys ( seq id no : 10 ) 0 . 67 0 . 33 1 120 0 . 04 ( lysleuleu ). sub . 3 ( seq id no : 11 ) 0 . 50 0 . 16 1 110 0 . 11 ( lys ). sub . 6 ( phelys ). sub . 2 ( seq id no : 12 ) 1 . 50 0 . 92 1 2 0 . 02 ## str2 ## 0 . 19 1 15 & gt ; 1 . 50 ## str3 ## 3 . 00 0 . 02 10 50 & gt ; 1 . 50 ## str4 ## 1 . 67 0 . 25 1 60 & gt ; 1 . 50 ## str5 ## 1 . 67 0 . 90 1 100 & gt ; 1 . 50 ## str6 ## 2 . 50 1 . 05 1 75 1 . 00 ## str7 ## 1 . 00 1 . 05 1 60 0 . 10 ## str8 ## 1 . 00 1 . 10 1 210 0 . 37 ## str9 ## 0 . 67 1 . 05 1 90 0 . 001lyspheleulyslysthr * seq id no : 30 1 . 50 0 0 n . d . n . d . ( glutyrval ). sub . 3 * seq id no : 31 0 . 00 0 0 n . d . n . d . ## str10 ## 1 . 00 0 0 n . d . & gt ; 1 . 50__________________________________________________________________________ * control rc / h defines the ratio between aliphatic cationic and hydrophobic amino acids present in a given sequence . only amino acids with solvent paramete values assigned by levitt ( j . mol . biol . 104 , 59 ( 1976 ) equal to or greater than + 1 . 5 kcal / mol ( lysine and arginine ) and - 1 . 5 kcal / mol ( valine , isoleucine , leucine , tyrosine , phenylalanine and trystophane ) were considered for calculating the ratios . this example shows the activity of primary amino acid sequences which occur in natural proteins . these sequences specifically bind endotoxins of heterologous gram - negative bacteria . in the footnote to table ii , the proteins where the sequences of the peptides occur naturally are identified . each of the peptides of table ii were prepared synthetically using the procedures that have been set forth above . the data in table ii shows the activity of the peptides : table ii__________________________________________________________________________ ka lal inh . t / 2 ** hemolysis *** peptides r . sub . c / h * (× 10 . sup . 7 ( w / w ).- 1 ) ( min ) ( mg / ml ) __________________________________________________________________________ vallysalaleuargvalargargleu ( seq id no : 21 ) 100 0 . 02 100 35 & gt ; 1 . 50 lysserleuserleulysargleuthrtyrarg ( seq id no : 22 ) 100 0 . 04 200 100 & gt ; 1 . 50 lysvalarglysserphephelysleu ( seq id no : 23 ) 1 . 00 0 . 08 100 60 0 . 50 pheleulysproglylysvallysval ( seq id no : 24 ) 0 . 60 0 . 05 100 105 & gt ; 1 . 50 lysgluleulysargilelysile seqid no : 25 ) 1 . 33 0 . 05 100 70 & gt ; 1 . 50 lystrplysalaglnlysargpheleu ( seq id no : 26 ) 1 . 33 0 . 03 100 50 & gt ; 1 . 50 lystrplysalaglnlysargpheleulys ( seq id no : 27 ) 1 . 67 0 . 23 10 40 & gt ; 1 . 50 lysargleulystrplystyrlysglylysphe ( seq id no : 28 ) 1 . 50 1 . 83 1 55 0 . 50 ## str11 ## 1 . 50 2 . 10 1 55 0 . 50a . ileglnleuprohislyslysiie * seq id no : 33 0 . 67 0 & gt ; 1000 n . d . n . d . b . histyrargileasnprothrvallys * seq id no : 34 0 . 67 0 & gt ; 1000 n . d . n . d . c . ## str12 ## 0 . 25 0 & gt ; 1000 n . d . n . d . __________________________________________________________________________ * control 1 . cd14 67 - 75 human e . ferrero and s . m . goyert , nucl . acid res . 16 , 4173 ( 1988 ) 2 . cd14 68 - 78 mouse e . ferrero and s . m . goyert , nucl . acid res . 16 , 4173 ( 1988 ) 3 . lbp 92 - 100 r . r . schumann et al . science , 249 , 1429 ( 1990 ); s . d . wright et al . ibid , 249 , 1431 ( 1990 ) 4 . lbp 376 - 384 human r . r . schumann et al . science , 249 , 1429 ( 1990 ); s . d . wright et al . ibid , 249 , 1431 ( 1990 ) 5 . bpi 27 - 34 humane c . e . ooi , j . weiss , m . e . doerfler , op . elsbach , j . exp . med . 174 , 649 ( 1991 ) 6 . bpi 90 - 98 human c . e . ooi , j . weiss , m . e . doerfler , op . elsbach , j . exp . med . 174 , 649 ( 1991 ) 7 . bpi 90 - 99 human c . e . ooi , j . weiss , m . e . doerfler , op . elsbach , j . exp . med . 174 , 649 ( 1991 ) 8 . lalf 41 - 51 j . aketagawa et al ., j . biol . chem , 261 , 7357 ( 1986 ) 9 : lebppi 5 - 17 crab c . a . s . a . minetti , y . lin , t . cislo . t . y . liu , j . biol . chem , 266 , 20773 ( 1991 ) a . bpi 153 - 160 human b . lalf 33 - 41 crab c . lebppi 86 - 98 crab __________________________________________________________________________sequence listing ( 1 ) general information :( iii ) number of sequences : 35 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 1 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 1 : lyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 2 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 30 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 2 : lyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslys1510lyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslyslys152025lyslys30 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 3 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 434 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 3 : 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( 2 ) information for seq id no : 4 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 4 : lysglulysglulysglulysglulysglu1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 5 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 5 : lysphelysphelysphelysphelysphe1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 6 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 7 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 6 : lyspheleulyslysthrleu15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 7 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 7 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 7 : lyspheleulyspheleulys15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 8 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 8 : lyspheleulyspheleulyspheleulys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 9 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 9 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 9 : argtyrvalargtyrvalargtyrval15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 10 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 10 : lysphephelysphephelysphephelys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 11 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 9 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 11 : lysleuleulysleuleulysleuleu15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 12 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 12 : lyslyslyslyslyslysphelysphelys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 13 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 7 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ix ) feature :( d ) other information : sulfide bond between cys and cys ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 13 : cyslyslyslyslyslyscys15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 14 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 6 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ix ) feature :( d ) other information : sulfide bond between cys andcys ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 14 : cyslysphelyslyscys15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 15 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ix ) feature :( d ) other information : sulfide bond between cys andcys ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 15 : lysphelyscyslysphelysphelyscys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 16 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ix ) feature :( d ) other information : sulfide bond between cys and cys ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 16 : lysleulyscyslysleulysleulyscys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 17 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ix ) feature :( d ) other information : sulfide bond between cys and cys ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 17 : argthrargcysargphelysargargcys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 18 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ix ) feature :( d ) other information : sulfide bond between cys and cys ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 18 : lyscyslysphelyslysphelyscyslys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 19 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ix ) feature :( d ) other information : sulfide bond between cys and cys ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 19 : cyslyslyslyslysphephephephecys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 20 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 12 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ix ) feature :( d ) other information : sulfide bond between cys and cys ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 20 : cyslyspheleulyspheleulyspheleulyscys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 21 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 9 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 21 : vallysalaleuargvalargargleu15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 22 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 11 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 22 : lysserleuserleulysargleuthrtyrarg1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 23 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 9 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 23 : lysvalarglysserphephelysleu15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 24 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 9 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 24 : pheleulysproglylysvallysval15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 25 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 8 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 25 : lysgluleulysargilelysile15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 26 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 9 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 26 : lystrplysalaglnlysargpheleu15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 27 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 10 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 27 : lystrplysalaglnlysargpheleulys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 28 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 11 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : linear ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 28 : lysargleulystrplystyrlysglylysphe1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 29 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 13 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ix ) feature :( d ) other information : sulfide bond between cys and cys ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 29 : cysglnsertrplyssersergluileargcysglylys1510 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 30 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 6 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 30 : lyspheleulyslysthr15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 31 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 9 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 31 : glutyrvalglutyrvalglutyrval15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 32 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 6 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ix ) feature :( d ) other information : sulfide bond between cys and cys ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 32 : cyslyspheleulyscys15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 33 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 8 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 33 : ileglnleuprohislyslysile15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 34 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 9 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 34 : histyrargileasnprothrvallys15 ( 2 ) information for seq id no : 35 :( i ) sequence characteristics :( a ) length : 13 amino acids ( b ) type : amino acid ( c ) topology : circular ( ix ) feature :( d ) other information : sulfide bond between cys and cys ( ii ) sequence description : seq id no : 35 : cysargglnhisglythrtyrileasncysleuhisval1510__________________________________________________________________________