Description

This peptide containing the melanotropin-core amino acid sequence was isolated from the sea lamprey, Petromuzon marinus. MSH-B was about 10 and 100 times more potent than alpha-MSH and MSH-A, respectively, in a frog skin assay.

SEQUENCE: H-Val-Gln-Glu-Ser-Ala-Asp-Gly-Tyr-Arg-Met-Gln-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Gln-Pro-Leu-Pro-NH2 (trifluoroacetate salt)

ONE-LETTER SEQUENCE: VQESADGYRMQHFRWGQPLP-NH2

MOLECULAR FORMULA: C₁₀₇H₁₅₇N₃₃O₂₉S₁

MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 2401.7

STORAGE CONDITIONS: -20 ± 5 °C

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER: [170245-12-2]

SYNONYMS: melanotropins

RESEARCH AREA: Hormonal

REFERENCES:
A.Takahashi et al., Int. J. Pept. Protein Res., 46, 197 (1995)

SKU(s): MSH-004A, MSH-004B

KEYWORDS: hormone