Growth promoting peptides, and uses thereof
AssigneeNuritas Limited
InventorsNora KHALDI, Cyril LOPEZ, Alessandro ADELFIO
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Abstract
A natural peptide comprising a cellular growth promoting fragment of a protein selected from SEQ ID NO's: 1 to 13, and a composition comprising a plurality of growth promoting peptides, is described. Also disclosed is the use of the peptides and compositions in prevention of ageing of human skin, treatment of diseases or conditions characterised by damaged epithelial cells or tissue such as colon cancer and peripheral inflammatory disorders, and wound treatment. Specific pea and rice protein derived peptides are described in SEQ ID NO's: 15 to 505, and 546 to 704.
Claims16
-19. (canceled)
A peptide comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 222, or a substantially similar growth promoting sequence having 1 to 3 amino acid alterations compared SEQ ID NO:
- 222, in which the or each amino acid alteration is independently selected from insertion, addition, deletion and substitution of an amino acid, wherein the peptide is up to 50 amino acids in length.
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