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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2002
Radmila Mileusnic, Milton Keynes, GB;
Steven Peter Russell Rose, Milton Keynes, GB;
Radmila Mileusnic, Milton Keynes, GB;
Steven Peter Russell Rose, Milton Keynes, GB;
The Open University, Milton Keynes, GB;
Abstract
The invention provides a compound having formula X-Arg-Xaa-Arg-Xin which Xand Xare up to 30 amino acid residues and Xaa is an amino acid residue. A preferred compound is the tripeptide Arg-Glu-Arg which corresponds to amino acid residues 328 to 330 of human amyloid precursor protein. The invention further provides a derivative of a polypeptide having the formula: X-Arg-Xaa-Arg-Xwherein Xand X, which may be the same or different, each represents from zero to 30 natural or synthetic amino acid residues or derivatives thereof and Xaa represents a natural or synthetic amino acid residue or derivative thereof, at least one functional group of at least one said amino acid residue or derivative thereof being protected by a protective group. The compounds of the invention are believed to be useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and as cognitive enhancers.