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Alpha-conotoxin peptides

Assignee: UNIV UTAH RES FOUNDPriority: Jan 29, 1999Filed: Apr 15, 2014Published: Nov 27, 2014
Est. expiryJan 29, 2019(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61P 25/04A61P 25/14C07K 9/00Y10S530/855Y10S530/857C07K 14/43504A61P 21/02C07K 7/08A61K 38/00
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Abstract

The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed α-conotoxins herein), about 10-30 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A substantially pure α-conotoxin peptide selected from the group consisting of: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 4) 
                 
                     
                   Asp-Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Ser-Arg-Cys- 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Gly-Xaa 2 -Asn-Cys-Leu; 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 5) 
                 
                     
                   Ala-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Arg-Arg-Cys-Arg- 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Xaa 3 -Arg-Cys; 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 6) 
                 
                     
                   Phe-Thr-Cys-Cys-Arg-Arg-Gly-Thr-Cys- 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Ser-Gln-His-Cys; 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 7) 
                 
                     
                   Asp-Xaa 4 -Cys-Cys-Arg-Arg-His-Ala-Cys- 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Thr-Leu-Ile-Cys; 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 8) 
                 
                     
                   Asp-Xaa 4 -Cys-Cys-Arg-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Thr- 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Leu-Ile-Cys; 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 10) 
                 
                     
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys- 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Ala-Xaa 3 -Arg-Cys; 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 11) 
                 
                     
                   Ile-Ala-Xaa 3 -Asp-Ile-Cys-Cys-Ser-Xaa 1 - 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   Xaa 5 -Asp-Cys-Asn-His-Xaa 2 -Cys-Val; 
                 
                     
                   and 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   (SEQ ID NO: 12) 
                 
                     
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-Xaa 2 - 
                 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                   His-Gln-Cys, 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
         wherein Xaa 1  is Glu or γ-carboxy-Glu (Gla); Xaa 2  is Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys or N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys; Xaa 3  is Trp (D or L), halo-Trp or neo-Trp; Xaa 4  is Tyr, nor-Tyr, mono-halo-Tyr, di-halo-Tyr, O-sulpho-Tyr, O-phospho-Tyr or nitro-Tyr; and Xaa 5  is Pro or hydroxy-Pro; and the C-terminus contains a carboxyl or amide group, or derivatives thereof. 
       
     
     
         2 . The substantially pure α-conotoxin peptide of  claim 1 , which is modified to contain an O-glycan, an S-glycan or an N-glycan. 
     
     
         3 . A substantially pure α-conotoxin peptide having the generic formula II: Xaa 1 -Xaa 2 -Xaa 3 -Xaa 4 -Cys-Cys-Xaa 5 -Xaa 6 -Xaa 7 -Xaa 8 -Cys-Xaa 9 -Xaa 10 -Xaa 11 -Xaa 12 -Xaa 13 -Xaa 14 -Cys-Xaa 15 -Xaa 16 -Xaa 17  (SEQ ID NO:2), wherein Xaa 1  is des-Xaa 1 , Asp, Glu or γ-carboxy-Glu (Gla); Xaa 2  is des-Xaa 2 , Gln, Ala, Asp, Glu, Gla; Xaa 3  is des-Xaa 3 , Gly, Ala, Asp, Glu, Gla, Pro or hydroxy-Pro; Xaa 4  is des-Xaa 4 , Gly, Glu, Gla, Gln, Asp, Asn, Pro or hydroxy-Pro; Xaa 5  is Ser, Thr, Gly, Glu, Gla, Asn, Trp (D or L), neo-Trp, halo-Trp, Arg, ornithine, homoarginine, Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys, N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys, any unnatural basic amino acid, Tyr, nor-Tyr, mono-halo-Tyr, di-halo-Tyr, O-sulpho-Tyr, O-phospho-Tyr, nitro-Tyr or any unnatural hydroxy containing amino acid; Xaa 6  is Asp, Asn, His, halo-His, Thr, Ser, Tyr, nor-Tyr, mono-halo-Tyr, di-halo-Tyr, O-sulpho-Tyr, O-phospho-Tyr, nitro-Tyr or any unnatural hydroxy containing amino acid; Xaa 7  is Pro or hydroxy-Pro; Xaa 8  is Ala, Ser, Thr, Asp, Val, Ile, Pro, hydroxy-Pro, Tyr, nor-Tyr, mono-halo-Tyr, di-halo-Tyr, O-sulpho-Tyr, O-phospho-Tyr, nitro-Tyr or any unnatural hydroxy containing amino acid; Xaa 9  is Gly, Ile, Leu, Val, Ala, Thr, Ser, Pro, hydroxy-Pro, Phe, Trp (D or L), neo-Trp, halo-Trp, Arg, ornithine, homoarginine, Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys, N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys, any unnatural basic amino acid or any unnatural aromatic amino acid; Xaa 10  is Ala, Asn, Phe, Pro, hydroxy-Pro, Glu, Gla, Gln, His, halo-His, Val, Ser, Thr, Arg, ornithine, homoarginine, Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys, N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys or any unnatural basic amino acid; Xaa 11  is Thr, Ser, His, halo-His, Leu, Ile, Val, Asn, Met, Pro, hydroxy-Pro, Arg, ornithine, homoarginine, Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys, N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys, any unnatural basic amino acid, Tyr, nor-Tyr, mono-halo-Tyr, di-halo-Tyr, O-sulpho-Tyr, O-phospho-Tyr, nitro-Tyr or any unnatural hydroxy containing amino acid; Xaa 12  is Asn, Pro, hydroxy-Pro, Gln, Ser, Thr, Arg, ornithine, homoarginine, Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys, any unnatural basic amino acid, Tyr, nor-Tyr, mono-halo-Tyr, di-halo-Tyr, O-sulpho-Tyr, O-phospho-Tyr, nitro-Tyr or any unnatural hydroxy containing amino acid; Xaa 13  is des-Xaa 13 , Gly, Thr, Ser, Pro, hydroxy-Pro, Tyr, nor-Tyr, mono-halo-Tyr, di-halo-Tyr, O-sulpho-Tyr, O-phospho-Tyr, nitro-Tyr or any unnatural hydroxy containing amino acid; Xaa 14  is des-Xaa 14 , Ile, Val, Asp, Leu, Phe, Arg, ornithine, homoarginine, Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys, N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys, any unnatural basic amino acid, Tyr, nor-Tyr, mono-halo-Tyr, di-halo-Tyr, O-sulpho-Tyr, O-phospho-Tyr, nitro-Tyr or any unnatural hydroxy containing amino acid; and Xaa 15  is des-Xaa 15 , Gly, Ala, Met, Ser, Thr, Trp (D or L), neo-Trp, halo-Trp, any unnatural aromatic amino acid, Arg, ornithine, homoarginine, Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys, N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys or any unnatural basic amino acid; Xaa 16  is des-Xaa 16 , Trp (D or L), neo-Trp, halo-Trp, any unnatural aromatic amino acid, Arg, ornithine, homoarginine, Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys, N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys or any unnatural basic amino acid; Xaa 17  is des-Xaa 17 , Arg, ornithine, homoarginine, Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys, N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys or any unnatural basic amino acid; and the C-terminus contains a free carboxyl group or an amide group. 
     
     
         4 . A substantially pure α-conotoxin peptide of generic formula II of  claim 3  selected from the group consisting of: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 13) 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Xaa 2 -Gln-Thr-Xaa 5 -Gly-Cys-Arg; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 14) 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Cys-Xaa 1 -Asn-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Arg-His-Thr-Gln-Gly-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 15) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Xaa 3 -His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Gly-Arg-His-Xaa 4 -Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 16) 
                     
                 
                   Ala-Xaa 5 -Cys-Cys-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Val-Xaa 2 -His-Arg-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 17) 
                     
                 
                   Ala-Xaa 5 -Gly-Cys-Cys-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Val-Xaa 2 -His-Arg-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 18) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Cys-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Val-Xaa 2 -His-Arg-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 19) 
                     
                 
                   Asp-Xaa 1 -Asn-Cys-Cys-Xaa 3 -Asn-Xaa 5 -Ser-Cys-Xaa 5 -Arg-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-Thr; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 20) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Thr-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ala-Val-Leu-Xaa 4 -Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 21) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Gly-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Cys-Thr-Ser-His-Ser-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 42) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ala-His-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Cys-Arg; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 154) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Xaa 4 -Asn-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Xaa 2 -Xaa 2 -Xaa 4 -Xaa 4 -Cys-Xaa 3 -Xaa 2 ; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 155) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 6 -Xaa 1 -Xaa 5 -Gly-Cys-Cys-Arg-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Gly-Xaa 2 -Asn-Arg-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 156) 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Cys-Ala-Asp-Xaa 5 -Asp-Cys-Arg-Phe-Arg-Xaa 5 -Gly-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 157) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Xaa 4 -Asn-Xaa 5 -Ser-Cys-Xaa 3 -Xaa 5 -Xaa 2 -Thr-Xaa 4 -Cys-Ser-Xaa 3 - 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 2 ; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 158) 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Thr-Cys-Xaa 2 -Xaa 1 -Thr-Xaa 4 -Gly-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 159) 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Cys-Ala-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ile-Cys-Xaa 2 -Asn-Thr-Xaa 5 -Gly-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 160) 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Cys-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Thr-Cys-Xaa 2 -Xaa 1 -Thr-Xaa 4 -Gly-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 161) 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Xaa 2 -Xaa 1 -Thr-Xaa 4 -Gly-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 162) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ile-Ala-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 2 -Cys-Gly; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 163) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Ser-Ala-Met-Ser-Xaa 5 -Ile-Cys;  
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 164) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Xaa 2 -Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 4 -Cys-Gly-Ala-Ser-Xaa 2 -Thr-Xaa 4 -Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 165) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Phe-Ala-Thr-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 166) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ile-Ala-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Leu-Cys-Ala; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 167) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ile-Ala-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Phe-Cys-Ala; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 168) 
                     
                 
                   Asp-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ser-Gln-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Cys-Met; 
                     
                 
                   and 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 169) 
                     
                 
                   Asp-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ala-His-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Cys-Arg, 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
         wherein Xaa 1  is Glu or γ-carboxy-Glu (Gla); Xaa 2  is Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys or N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys; Xaa 3  is Trp (D or L), halo-Trp or neo-Trp; Xaa 4  is Tyr, nor-Tyr, mono-halo-Tyr, di-halo-Tyr, O-sulpho-Tyr, O-phospho-Tyr or nitro-Tyr; and Xaa 5  is Pro or hydroxy-Pro; and the C-terminus contains a carboxyl or amide group, or derivatives thereof. 
       
     
     
         5 . The substantially pure α-conotoxin peptide of  claim 3 , which is modified to contain an O-glycan, an S-glycan or an N-glycan. 
     
     
         6 . The substantially pure α-conotoxin peptide of  claim 4  which is modified to contain an O-glycan, an S-glycan or an N-glycan. 
     
     
         7 . A substantially pure α-conotoxin peptide selected from the group consisting of: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 22) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-His-Leu-Xaa 1 -His-Ser-Asn-Met-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 23) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Arg-Gln-Asn-Asn-Ala-Xaa 1 -Xaa 4 -Cys-Arg; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 24) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Gln-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Ile-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 25) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Ile- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 26) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Gln-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Ile-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Asp; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 27) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Ile-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 28) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Gln-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Gly-Ile-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 29) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Gln-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Thr- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 30) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Gln-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Val- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 31) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Gln-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Ile-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Ile-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 32) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Gln-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Ile-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg-Arg-Arg-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 33) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ala-Val-Asn-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Leu-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 35) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Ile-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 36) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ser-Gly-Xaa 2 -Thr-Gln-Xaa 1 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Arg- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 1 -Ser; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 37) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ser-Gly-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Phe-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg-Gln; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 38) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ser-Gly-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Phe-Cys-Arg- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Gln; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 39) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ala-Met-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Xaa 4 -Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 40) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Phe-Leu-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Xaa 4 -Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 41) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ile-Ala-Xaa 2 -Asn-Xaa 5 -His-Met-Cys-Gly; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 43) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ala-Gly-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -His-Val-Cys-Arg- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Gln; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 44) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Arg-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ile-Ala-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Leu-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 45) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-His-Val-Xaa 1 -His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Leu-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg-Arg-Arg-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 46) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Phe-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Arg-Xaa 2 -Xaa 5 -Arg-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Met- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 47) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-Asn-Ser-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Leu- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 48) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Gln-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-Asn-Val-Gly-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Leu- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 49) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 6 -Val-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-Asn-Val-Gly-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Ile-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 50) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Arg-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ile-Ala-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Leu-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 51) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Gln-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Leu-Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Ile-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 52) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Xaa 4 -Phe-Asp-Cys-Arg-Met-Met-Phe-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Met-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Xaa 3 -Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 53) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Phe-Ala-Ala-Cys-Arg-Xaa 2 -Xaa 4 -Arg-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Met- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 54) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Phe-His-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Xaa 4 -Ile-Asn-Leu-Leu-Xaa 1 -Met-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg-Gln-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 55) 
                     
                 
                   Ser-Ala-Thr-Cys-Cys-Asn-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Xaa 4 -Xaa 1 -Thr-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 - 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 1 -Ser-Cys-Leu; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 56) 
                     
                 
                   Ala-Cys-Cys-Ala-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Phe-Xaa 1 -Ala-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Arg-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Leu; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 57) 
                     
                 
                   Asn-Ala-Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Xaa 4 -Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Xaa 4 -Xaa 1 -Ala-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 - 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 1 -Ile-Cys-Leu; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 170) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Thr-Asn-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-His-Ala-Xaa 1 -His-Gln-Xaa 1 -Leu-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Ala-Arg-Arg-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 171) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-His-Leu-Xaa 1 -His-Ser-Asn-Leu-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 172) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Thr-Asn-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-His-Val-Xaa 1 -His-Gln-Xaa 1 -Leu-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Ala-Arg-Arg-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 173) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 6 -Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Ser-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Leu-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Leu- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 174) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-Asn-Ser-Thr-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Leu- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 175) 
                     
                 
                   Leu-Asn-Cys-Cys-Met-Ile-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Xaa 3 -Xaa 2 -Xaa 2 -Xaa 4 -Gly-Asp-Arg- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Ser-Xaa 1 -Val-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 176) 
                     
                 
                   Ala-Phe-Gly-Cys-Cys-Asp-Leu-Ile-Xaa 5 -Cys-Leu-Xaa 1 -Arg-Xaa 4 -Gly-Asn-Arg- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Asn-Xaa 1 -Val-His; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 177) 
                     
                 
                   Leu-Gly-Cys-Cys-Asn-Val-Thr-Xaa 5 -Cys-Xaa 3 -Xaa 1 -Xaa 2 -Xaa 4 -Gly-Asp-Xaa 2 - 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Asn-Xaa 1 -Val-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 179) 
                     
                 
                   Leu-Asn-Cys-Cys-Ser-Ile-Xaa 5 -Gly-Cys-Xaa 3 -Asn-Xaa 1 -Xaa 4 -Xaa 2 -Asp-Arg- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Ser-Xaa 2 -Val-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 180) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Xaa 4 -Phe-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Gln-Met-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 181) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Asn-Leu-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Gln-Met-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 182) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Xaa 4 -Ala-Asn-Asn-Gln-Ala-Xaa 4 -Cys-Asn; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 183) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ser-Val-Thr-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Leu-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 184) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ser-Val-Xaa 1 -His-Gln-Asp-Leu-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Asp; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 185) 
                     
                 
                   Val-Ser-Cys-Cys-Val-Val-Arg-Xaa 5 -Cys-Xaa 3 -Ile-Arg-Xaa 4 -Gln-Xaa 1 -Xaa 1 - 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Leu-Xaa 1 -Ala-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Thr-Leu; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 186) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 6 -Asn-Cys-Cys-Ser-Ile-Xaa 5 -Gly-Cys-Xaa 3 -Xaa 1 -Xaa 2 -Xaa 4 -Gly-Asp-Xaa 2 - 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Ser-Xaa 1 -Val-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 187) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-His-Leu-Xaa 1 -His-Xaa 5 -Asn-Ala-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 188) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ile-Cys-Xaa 4 -Phe-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Arg-Ile-Cys-Arg; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 189) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Ser-Gln-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Arg-Xaa 3 -Xaa 2 -His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Leu-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Ser; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 190) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ala-Gly-Asn-Asn-Gln-His-Ile-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 191) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ala-Val-Xaa 5 -Ser-Cys-Arg-Leu-Arg-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Leu-Cys-Gly- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 192) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -His-Ile-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 193) 
                     
                 
                   Thr-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Xaa 5 -Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Phe-Ala-Thr-Asn-Ser- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Asp-Ile-Cys-Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 194) 
                     
                 
                   Asp-Ala-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-Ser-Gly-Xaa 2 -His-Gln-Asp-Leu-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 195) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 1 -Asp-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-Ser-Val-Gly-His-Gln-Asp-Leu-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 196) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ala-Gly-Ser-Asn-Ala-His-Ile-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 197) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 1 -Asp-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-Ser-Val-Gly-His-Gln-Asp-Met-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 198) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ala-Gly-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -His-Ile-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 199) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Gly-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ser-Cys-Ser-Ile-His-Ile-Xaa 5 -Xaa 4 -Val-Cys-Asn; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 200) 
                     
                 
                   Thr-Asp-Ser-Xaa 1 -Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Leu-Asp-Ser-Arg-Cys-Ala-Gly-Gln-His-Gln- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Asp-Leu-Cys-Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 201) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Xaa 4 -Ala-Asn-Asn-Gln-Ala-Xaa 4 -Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Asn; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 202) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ser-Val-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Ile-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 203) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Xaa 2 -Cys-Cys-Ile-Asn-Asp-Ala-Cys-Arg-Ser-Xaa 2 -His-Xaa 5 -Gln-Xaa 4 -Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Ser; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 204) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Xaa 4 -Asn-Ile-Ala-Cys-Arg-Ile-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Arg-Xaa 4 -Cys-Arg; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 205) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Arg-Phe-Asn-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Xaa 2 -Xaa 4 -Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 206) 
                     
                 
                   Asp-Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Ala-Ser-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Arg-Leu-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 4 -Val- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-His; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 207) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Xaa 3 -Gln-Asn-Asn-Ala-Xaa 1 -Xaa 4 -Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg-Xaa 1 -Ser; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 208) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ala-Gln-Asn-Asn-Gln-Asp-Xaa 4 -Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 209) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ser-Gly-Asn-Asn-Arg-Xaa 1 -Xaa 4 -Cys-Arg- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 1 -Ser; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 210) 
                     
                 
                   Asp-Xaa 5 -Cys-Cys-Ser-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Asp-Cys-Gly-Ala-Asn-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Ile- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Gly; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 211) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Ser-Gln-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Arg-Xaa 3 -Xaa 2 -His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Leu-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Ser; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 212) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ala-Gly-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -His-Ile-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 213) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Ser-Cys-Asn-Val-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Asp-Xaa 4 -Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 214) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 1 -Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-Ser-Val-Gly-His-Gln-Asp-Met-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 215) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Leu-Val-Asn-His-Leu-Xaa 1 -Met-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 216) 
                     
                 
                   Arg-Asp-Xaa 5 -Cys-Cys-Phe-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Gln-Ile- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 217) 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Ser-Cys-Xaa 3 -Arg-Leu-His-Ser-Leu-Ala-Cys-Thr-Gly- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Ile-Val-Asn-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 218) 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Cys-Thr-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Leu-Val-Asn-Asn-Ile-Arg-Phe-Cys-Gly; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 219) 
                     
                 
                   Asp-Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Ser-Asp-Xaa 5 -Arg-Cys-His-Gly-Asn-Asn-Arg-Asp-His-Cys- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Ala; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 220) 
                     
                 
                   Asp-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Leu-Cys-Arg-Leu-Phe-Val-Xaa 5 -Gly-Leu-Cys-Ile; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 221) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Xaa 2 -Val-Arg-Xaa 4 -Xaa 5 -Asp-Leu-Cys-Arg; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 222) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -His-Ile-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 223) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Xaa 2 -Val-Arg-Xaa 4 -Ser-Asp-Met-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 224) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Xaa 2 -Val-His-Phe-Xaa 5 -His-Ser-Cys; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 225) 
                     
                 
                   Val-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-His-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Leu-Cys-Arg- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Arg-Arg-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 226) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Val-Cys-Asn-Leu-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Gln-Ile-Cys-Arg; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 227) 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 6 -Xaa 1 -Cys-Cys-Ser-His-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Asn-Val-Asp-His-Xaa 5 -Xaa 1 -Ile- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Cys-Arg; 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 228) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Leu-Val-Asn-His-Ile-Arg-Phe-Cys-Gly; 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 229) 
                     
                 
                   Asp-Cys-Cys-Asp-Asp-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Thr-Val-Asn-Asn-Xaa 5 -Gly-Leu-Cys-Thr; 
                     
                 
                   and 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 230) 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Ser-Asn-Xaa 5 -Xaa 5 -Cys-Ile-Ala-Xaa 2 -Asn-Xaa 5 -His-Met-Cys-Gly- 
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Arg-Arg, 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
         wherein Xaa 1  is Glu or γ-carboxy-Glu (Gla); Xaa 2  is Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys or N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys; Xaa 3  is Trp (D or L), halo-Trp or neo-Trp; Xaa 4  is Tyr, nor-Tyr, mono-halo-Tyr, di-halo-Tyr, O-sulpho-Tyr, O-phospho-Tyr or nitro-Tyr; and Xaa 5  is Pro or hydroxy-Pro; Xaa 6  is Gln or pyro-Glu; and the C-terminus contains a carboxyl or amide group, or derivatives thereof. 
       
     
     
         8 . The substantially pure α-conotoxin peptide of  claim 7 , which is modified to contain an O-glycan, an S-glycan or an N-glycan. 
     
     
         9 . A substantially pure α-conotoxin peptide selected from the group consisting of: 
       
         
           
                 
               
                   (SEQ ID NO: 231) 
                 
                   Cys-Cys-Thr-Ile-Xaa 5 -Ser-Cys-Xaa 4 -Xaa 1 - 
                 
                     
                 
                   Xaa 2 -Xaa 2 -Xaa 2 -Ile-Xaa 2 -Ala-Cys-Val-Phe 
                 
                   and 
                 
                     
                 
                   (SEQ ID NO: 232) 
                 
                   Gly-Cys-Cys-Gly-Asn-Xaa 5 -Ala-Cys-Ser- 
                 
                     
                 
                   Gly-Ser-Ser-Xaa 2 -Asp-Ala-Xaa 5 -Ser-Cys, 
                 
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
         wherein Xaa 1  is Glu or γ-carboxy-Glu (Gla); Xaa 2  is Lys, N-methyl-Lys, N,N-dimethyl-Lys or N,N,N-trimethyl-Lys; Xaa 4  is Tyr, nor-Tyr, mono-halo-Tyr, di-halo-Tyr, O-sulpho-Tyr, O-phospho-Tyr or nitro-Tyr; and Xaa 5  is Pro or hydroxy-Pro; and the C-terminus contains a carboxyl or amide group, or derivatives thereof. 
       
     
     
         10 . The substantially pure α-conotoxin peptide of  claim 9 , which is modified to contain an O-glycan, an S-glycan or an N-glycan.

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