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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1997
Lourdes J Cruz, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Baldomero M Olivera, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
J Michael McIntosh, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Elsie Jimenez, Quezon, PH;
A Grey Craig, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Jean A Rivier, La Jolla, CA (US);
David Julius, San Francisco, CA (US);
Laura England, Alameda, CA (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA (US);
Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to conopeptides having 6-45 amino acids, including one or more bromo-tryptophan residues. More specifically, the present invention is directed to conopeptides having the general formula: R-(Cys).sub.n -R.sup.1 -B-R.sup.2 -Cys-R.sup.3, wherein R is a peptide chain of 0-24 amino acids, R.sup.1 is a peptide chain of 0 to 31 amino acids, R.sup.2 is a peptide chain of 0-29 amino acids, R.sup.3 is a peptide chain of 0 to 26 amino acids, B is 6-bromo-tryptophan, n is 0 or 1 and the total length of the conopeptide is from about 6 to about 45 amino acids. The invention also includes pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the conopeptides. These bromo-tryptophan containing conopeptides invention are useful as antihelminthic agents, anti-vomiting agents, sleep-inducing agents, adjuncts to anesthesia, anticonvulsant or neuroprotective agents.