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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2007
Applicants:
Finbarr Paul O'harte, Ballymoney, GB;
Peter Raymond Flatt, Portrush, GB;
Inventors:
Finbarr Paul O'Harte, Ballymoney, GB;
Peter Raymond Flatt, Portrush, GB;
Assignee:
UUTech Limited, Londonderry, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/22 (2006.01); C07K 14/575 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides peptides which stimulate the release of insulin. The peptides, based on GIP 1-42 include substitutions and/or modifications which enhance and influence secretion and/or have enhanced resistance to degradation. The invention also provides a process of N terminally modifying GIP and the use of the peptide analogues for treatment of diabetes.