Physiologically active peptide
AssigneeAsahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTorao Ishida
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Abstract
A novel physiologically active peptide represented by the following formula: BCysX.sub.1 CysX.sub.2 CysX.sub.3 (wherein B stands for a hydrogen atom or a methionyl group, Cys a cysteine residue, X.sub.1 [5 to 9 amino acid residues] an isoleucylvalylleucylglycylserylleucylglycine residue, X.sub.2 [one amino acid residue] a tyrosine residue , and X.sub.3 [138 to 148 amino acid residues] a specific sequence of 143 amino acid residues as defined herein ), which is excellent in physiological activities such as antiviral action, cell proliferation inhibitive action and NK (natural killer) cell activity enhancing action , and a short sequence peptide represented by the above-mentioned X.sub.3 .
Claims4
[1. A physiologically active peptide represented by the following formula (I):
- BCysX.sub.1 CysX.sub.2 CysX.sub.3 (I)
- wherein B stands for a hydrogen atom or a methionyl group, Cys a cysteine residue, X.sub.1 5 to 9 amino acid residues, X.sub.2 one amino acid residue, and X.sub.3 138 to 148 amino acid residues.]
[2. A peptide according to claim 1, wherein X.sub.1 stands for 7 amino acid residues and X.sub.3 stands for 143 amino acid residues.]
[3. A peptide according to any of claims 1 or 2, wherein X.sub.1 stands for an isoleucylvalylleucylglyclserylleucylglycine residue and X.sub.2 stands for
- a tyrosine residue.] 4. A physiologically active peptide [according to claim 1,] represented by the formula (I):
- BCysX.sub.1 CysX.sub.2 CysX.sub.3 ( I)
- wherein B stands for a hydrogen atom or a methionyl group, Cys stands for a cysteine residue, X.sub.1 stands for an isoleucylvalylleucylglycylserylleucylglycine residue, X.sub.2 stands for a tyrosine residue and X.sub.3 stands for a residue of amino acid sequence represented by the following formula (II):
- [Gln Asp Pro Tyr Val Lys Glu Ala Glu Asn Leu Lys Lys Tyr Phe Asn Ala Gly His Ser Asp Val Ala Asp Asn Gly Thr Leu Phe Leu Gly Ile Leu Lys Asn Trp Lys Glu Glu Ser Asp Arg Lys Ile Met Gln Ser Gln Ile Val Ser Phe Tyr Phe Lys Leu Phe Lys Asn Phe Lys Asp Asp Gln Ser Ile Gln Lys Ser Val Glu Thr Ile Lys Glu Asp Met Asn
- 2. Val Lys Phe Phe Asn Ser Asn Lys Lys Lys Arg Asp Asp Phe Glu Lys Leu Thr Asn Tyr Ser Val Thr Asp Leu Asn Val Gln Arg Lys Ala Ile His Glu Leu Ile Gln Val Met Ala Glu Leu Ser Pro Ala Ala Lys Thr Gly Lys Arg Lys Arg Ser Gln Met Leu Phe Arg Gly Arg Arg Ala Ser Gln] Gln Asp Pro Tyr Val Lys Glu Ala Glu Asn Leu Lys Lys Tyr Phe Asn Ala Gly His Ser Asp Val Ala Asp Asn Gly Thr Leu Phe Leu Gly Ile Leu Lys Asn Trp Lys Glu Glu Ser Asp Arg Lys Ile Met Gln Ser Gln Ile Val Ser Phe Tyr Phe Lys Leu Phe Lys Asn Phe Lys Asp Asp Gln Ser Ile Gln Lys Ser Val Glu Thr Ile Lys Glu Asp Met Asn Val Lys Phe Phe Asn Ser Asn Lys Lys Lys Arg Asp Asp Phe Glu Lys Leu Thr Asn Tyr Ser Val Thr Asp Leu Asn Val Gln Arg Lys Ala Ile His Glu Leu Ile Gln Val Met Ala Glu Leu Ser Pro Ala Ala Lys Thr Gly Lys Arg Lys Arg Ser Gln Met Leu Phe Arg Gly Arg Arg Ala Ser Gln wherein Gln stands for a glutamine residue, Asp an aspartic acid residue, Pro a proline residue, Tyr a tyrosine residue, Val a valine residue, Lys a lysine residue, Glu a glutamic acid residue, Ala an alanine residue. Asn an aspargine residue, Leu a leucine residue, Phe a phenylalanine residue, Gly a glycine residue, His a histidine residue, Ser a serine residue, Thr a threonine residue, Ile an isoleucine residue, Trp a tryptophan residue, Arg an arginine residue, and Met a methionine residue.
A peptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by the following formula (II):
- Gln Asp Pro Tyr Val Lys Glu Ala Glu Asn Leu Lys Lys Tyr Phe Asn Ala Gly His Ser Asp Val Ala Asp Asn Gly Thr Leu Phe Leu Gly Ile Leu Lys Asn Trp Lys Glu Glu Ser Asp Arg Lys Ile Met Gln Ser Gln Ile Val Ser Phe Tyr Phe Lys Leu Phe Lys Asn Phe Lys Asp Asp Gln Ser Ile Gln Lys Ser Val Glu Thr Ile Lys Glu Asp Met Asn Val Lys Phe Phe Asn Ser Asn Lys Lys Lys Arg Asp Asp Phe Glu Lys Leu Thr Asn Tyr Ser Val Thr Asp Leu Asn Val Gln Arg Lys Ala Ile His Glu Leu Ile Gln Val Met Ala Glu Leu Ser Pro Ala Ala Lys Thr Gly Lys Arg Lys Arg Ser Gln Met Leu Phe Arg Gly Arg Arg Ala Ser Gln
- wherein Gln stands for a glutamine residue, Asp as aspartic acid residue, Pro a proline residue, Tyr a tyrosine residue, Val a valine residue, Lys a lysine residue, Glu a glutamic acid residue, Ala an alanine residue, Asn an asparagine residue, Leu a leucine residue, Phe a phenylalanine residue, Gly a glycine residue, His a histidine residue, Ser a serine residue, Thr a threonine residue, Ile an isoleucine residue, Trp a tryptophan residue, Arg an arginine residue, and Met a methionine residue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.