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| Melanotan 1 Chemical Properties |
density | 1.46±0.1 g/cm3(Predicted) | RTECS | OS1830200 | storage temp. | −20°C | form | Solid | pka | 4.43±0.10(Predicted) | Water Solubility | Soluble to 0.60 mg/ml in sterile water | InChIKey | UAHFGYDRQSXQEB-LEBBXHLNSA-N | CAS DataBase Reference | 75921-69-6(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| Melanotan 1 Usage And Synthesis |
Features | Afamelanotide is a potent, linear synthetic analog of the naturally occurring peptide hormone α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH).Modified to have a stronger binding affinity to melanocortin- 1 receptor (MC1R) and a smaller disassociation constant, afamelanotide has a longer half-life and subsequently exerts longer pharmacologic activity than its parent hormone. | Uses | [Nle4, D-Phe7]-α-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone trifluoroacetate salt has been used to detect its effect on O2 consumption and CO2 production in C57BL/6 mice.1It is also used to determine its effect on leptin secretion in the primary cultures of differentiated adipocytes. | Definition | ChEBI: Afamelanotide is a polypeptide comprising of 13 amino acids which is an analogue of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone. It is approved as a dermatologic drug for the prevention of phototoxicity in adult patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria. It has a role as a dermatologic drug. | General Description | [Nle4, D-Phe7]-α-melanocyte stimulating hormone is a potent analogue of α;-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α -MSH). αMSH is a tridecapeptide, mostly produced by the cells in the brain, pituitary and in circulation. | Biochem/physiol Actions | [Nle4, D-Phe7]-α-melanocyte stimulating hormone is 100 times more potent than α-MSH in stimulating melanoma tyrosinase, which is a rate limiting enzyme in melanin biosynthesis and is 26 times as potent as α-MSH in S91adenylate cyclase assay. α –MSH has an essential role to play in melanin production in animals. It also regulates development of several skin diseases, including cutaneous inflammation and hyper-proliferative skin diseases. | storage | Store at -20°C |
| Melanotan 1 Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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