| CPC A23L 33/17 (2016.08) [A23L 29/03 (2016.08); A61K 38/04 (2013.01); C07K 7/06 (2013.01); C07K 7/08 (2013.01); C07K 14/57509 (2013.01); A61K 38/00 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
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1. A method of, in a subject in need thereof, promoting satiety, comprising enteral administering to the subject in need thereof a polypeptide comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence
AA1-AA2-AA3-AA4-P—Y—I-L (formula III, SEQ ID NO:3),
wherein AA1 is an optional amino acid selected from A, L, I, and V; AA2 is an optional amino acid selected from S, T, G, A, N, E and D; AA3 is an optional amino acid selected from D, R, K, E, and G; and AA4 is an amino acid selected from K and R; which polypeptide is not more than 50 amino acids in length; or a variant thereof with a sequence identity of at least 80%, wherein the polypeptide is a linear sequence of amino acids comprising only standard peptide bonds,
or administering a composition comprising said polypeptide.
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