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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2011
Nisar Ahmed Khan, Rotterdam, NL;
Robbert Benner, Barendrecht, NL;
Nisar Ahmed Khan, Rotterdam, NL;
Robbert Benner, Barendrecht, NL;
Biotempt B.V., Keokange, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to compounds exhibiting immuno-regulatory activity as determined by measuring the compound's ability to modulate production of NO by a cell. Preferred compounds include or consist of a sequenceAAL AAQ AAG AAVwherein AAL is a substituted or unsubstituted non-polar amino acid selected from the group consisting of Ala and Leu; wherein AAQ is a substituted or unsubstituted amino acid selected from the group consisting of Gln, Pro, and Ala; wherein AAG is a substituted or unsubstituted amino acid Gly, and wherein AAV is a substituted or unsubstituted non-polar amino acid selected from the group consisting of Val and Ala. In one embodiment, the compound consists of a tripeptide selected from the group AQG, MTR, VVC, and mixtures thereof.