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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:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
May. 16, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Teresa M Kubiak, Richland, MI (US);
Alan R Friedman, Portage, MI (US);
Assignee:
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 530324 ; 930120 ; 930D / ;
Abstract
Novel GRF PEPTIDES having Thr, Val or Ile at position 2, having an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Ala, Val, Leu, Ile or Gly at position 15, and optionally substituted with Val or Ile at position 19 are described. Compositions and the method of stimulating the release of growth hormone utilizing GRF PEPTIDES having Thr, Val or Ile at position 2 and having an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Ala, Val, Leu, Ile or Gly at position 15 are also described. The GRF PEPTIDES of the present invention have enhanced stability in plasma.