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Des-proline vasopressin antagonists

US4481193A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 1984
Grant dateNov 6, 1984
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S930/15
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Certain octapeptides, which have structures characterized by being a six unit cyclic peptide ring with a dipeptide tail with no proline unit, have vasopressin antagonist activity. An important species of the group is [1-(.beta.-mercapto-.beta.,.beta.-cyclopentamethylenepropionic acid)-2-(O-ethyl-D-tyrosine)-4-valine]-7-desproline-8-arginine-vasopressin .

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