PROPHYLACTIC OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DIARRHEA

• Main Authors: YONEDA JUNYA, YANO TETSUO, AMINO YUSUKE, SEKI YUKIE, ETO YUZURU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.04.2010
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEPTIDES

A compound which is able to activate a calcium receptor can be used as an active ingredient of a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for treating diarrhea. The compound can be a peptide such as γ-Glu-X-Gly (X represents an amino acid or an amino acid derivative), γ-Glu-Val-Y (Y represents an amino acid or an amino acid derivative), γ-Glu-Ala, γ-Glu-Gly, γ-Glu-Cys, γ-Glu-Met, γ-Glu-Thr, γ-Glu-Val, γ-Glu-Orn, Asp-Gly, Cys-Gly, Cys-Met, Glu-Cys, Gly-Cys, Leu-Asp, γ-Glu-Met(O), γ-Glu-γ-Glu-Val, γ-Glu-Val-NH2, γ-Glu-Val-ol, γ-Glu-Ser, γ-Glu-Tau, γ-Glu-Cys(S-Me)(O), γ-Glu-Leu, γ-Glu-Ile, γ-Glu-t-Leu, and γ-Glu-Cys(S-Me).