Melanotan 2 1vial/10mg MT-2
Cyclic melanocortin receptor agonist studied for melanogenesis.
- CAS
- 121062-08-6
- Dosage
- 1 vial × 10 mg
- Form
- Lyophilized powder (vial)
- Purity
- ≥99% (HPLC)
- Storage
- Store the lyophilized vial refrigerated at 2–8 °C, protected from light. Once reconstituted, keep refrigerated and use within the validated period.
- Formula
- C50H69N15O9
- Mol. weight
- 1024.2 g/mol
- Sequence
- Ac-Nle-cyclo[Asp-His-D-Phe-Arg-Trp-Lys]-NH2
Description
Melanotan II (MT-2) is a cyclic lactam analogue of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH), developed at the University of Arizona as a non-selective agonist of the melanocortin receptors. Its cyclic structure makes it far more stable and considerably more potent than native α-MSH. Research has focused primarily on MC1R-driven melanogenesis — the stimulation of eumelanin synthesis in melanocytes and the resulting pigmentation response — as well as on MC4R-mediated pathways affecting appetite and sexual function, the latter leading to the development of the related compound bremelanotide. Supplied as a sterile lyophilized powder for reconstitution, this vial is intended exclusively for laboratory research and collector purposes.
