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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1994
Mitsuhiro Wakimasu, Ibaraki, JP;
Takashi Kikuchi, Ibaraki, JP;
Akira Kawada, Ibaraki, JP;
Hideo Shirafuji, Kyoto, JP;
Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Cyclic peptides and their salts have antagonistic activity on endothelin receptors and antagonistic activity on NK2 receptors. The peptides have the formula ##STR1## wherein X and Y each represent .alpha.-amino acid residues, A represents a D-acidic-.alpha.-amino acid residue, B represents a neutral .alpha.-amino acid residue, C represents an L-.alpha.-amino acid residue and D represents a D-.alpha.-amino acid residue having an aromatic ring group; wherein hydroxy, thiol, amino, imino and carboxyl groups can be substituted or unsubstituted. Pharmaceutical compositions containing such peptides are also described.