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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
William L Brown, Laval, CA;
Peter W Schiller, Montreal, CA;
Assignee:
Astra AB, Sodertalje, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; C07K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 18 ; 530330 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to novel dermorphin analogs having pharmacological activity. More particularly, this invention relates to novel tetrapeptides having specific structural features and a net charge of +2 or greater. The peptides of this invention are useful in treating pain and gastro-intestinal disorders. Accordingly, this invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising those peptides and methods for treating pain and gastro-intestinal disorders.