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Compositions and methods for producing vasodilation and antioxytocic activity

US4684622A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 1986
Grant dateAug 4, 1987
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2006

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

Abstract

Vasopressin derivatives having V.sub.1 and oxytocin antagonist activity whose structures are characterized by a Mpa unit at position 1 and a des-Pro unit at position 7 are prepared by standard peptide synthetic methods also using an oxidative cyclization of a dimercaptan. Representative species are [1-deaminopenicillamine-2-(O-methyl)-tyrosine-7-desproline-8-arginine-9-de sglycine]vasopressin or [1-.beta.-mercaptopropionic acid-2-D-(O-ethyl)tyrosine-3-isoleucine-4-threonine-7-desproline-8-arginin e-9-desglycine]-vasopressin.

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