Description
RESEARCH PEPTIDE
MELANOTAN-2 (MT-2)
MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONIST RESEARCH COMPOUND
MELANOTAN-2 IS A SYNTHETIC ANALOG OF ALPHA-MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE (Α-MSH), FUNCTIONING AS A NON-SELECTIVE AGONIST OF MELANOCORTIN RECEPTORS (MC1R THROUGH MC5R). ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN RESEARCH SETTINGS, IT HAS BEEN STUDIED PRECLINICALLY FOR ITS EFFECTS ON PIGMENTATION BIOLOGY, SEXUAL AROUSAL SIGNALING, AND APPETITE SUPPRESSION PATHWAYS. ITS INTERACTION WITH MC3R AND MC4R HAS BEEN OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO RESEARCHERS STUDYING CENTRAL MELANOCORTIN SYSTEM ACTIVITY AND ENERGY REGULATION.
PUBLISHED PRECLINICAL LITERATURE HAS EXAMINED MELANOTAN-2 ACROSS A RANGE OF MODELS INCLUDING MELANOGENESIS, ERECTILE FUNCTION BIOLOGY, AND HYPOTHALAMIC FEEDING REGULATION. RESEARCHERS STUDYING THE MELANOCORTIN SYSTEM’S ROLE IN LIBIDO SIGNALING, SKIN PIGMENTATION RESPONSE, AND BODY WEIGHT REGULATION HAVE USED THIS COMPOUND IN ANIMAL MODEL STUDIES. IT REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST REFERENCED MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS IN PRECLINICAL RESEARCH LITERATURE.
⚠ LEGAL DISCLAIMER — FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY
THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED STRICTLY FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, VETERINARY USE, OR ANY OTHER USE. THIS PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA). IT IS NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CURE, OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE OR MEDICAL CONDITION. FOR USE BY LICENSED RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS ONLY.
