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Peptide which regulates weight gain in mammals

US5223484A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 1990
Grant dateJun 29, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A dodecapeptide for regulating weight gain in mammals, as defined in the sequence: EQU CHHRKKGYADLY wherein C is cysteine, H is histidine, R is arginine, K is lysine, G is glycine, Y is tyrosine, A is alanine, D is aspartic acid and L is leucine; and the remaining amino acids are each independently glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, serine, threonine, cysteine, cystine, methionine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, asparagine, glutamine, lysine hydroxylysine, histidine, arginine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, proline or hydroxyproline.

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