| abstract |
Peptides with insulin-like activity and the formula I <IMAGE> where C is a hydrogen atom, amino-acid residue, substituted amino-acid residue or sugar residue, D is an amino-acid residue, phosphoamino-acid residue, sugar residue, covalent bond or hydroxyl radical, E is a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl radical, substituted sugar residues, substituted alkyldiamine or glycerol residue, R<1> is (C1-C4)-alkyl, =O or -O-(C1-C4)-alkyl, R<2> is a sulphur protective group, SO2, SO3, (C1-C3)-alkyl, O2 radical, O3 radical, <IMAGE> or hydrogen atom, R<3> or R<4> is, independently of one another, hydrogen or methyl, and W is an integer 1 or 2, the preparation and use thereof for the treatment of diabetes mellitus or non-insulin-dependent diabetes are described. |