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Tetrapeptide derivatives

US4178371A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 1978
Grant dateDec 11, 1979
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Expiry dateNov 27, 1998

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K5/1016
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Tetrapeptide amides of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.8, R.sup.x, B and D represent certain specified substituent groups. The compounds exhibit pharmacological activity when tested in vitro in the transmurally stimulated guinea pig ileum preparation indicating their affinity for opiate receptor sites, and also in vivo tests, with intravenous administration, indicating their analgesic effects, and hence their utility as analgesic agents.

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