α-MSH peptide
For research use only. NOT INTENDED FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC USE.
Catalog Number: MPE0001871
Product Quantity: 5mg/20mg
Price: Varies
Availability: In Stock
Product Information
Melanocortin receptors (MCRs), MC1R-MC5R, belong to the GPCR super family. MC1R shows the highest expression in melanomas and in the majority of human metastatic melanoma derived tumor cells. MC1R is primarily involved in the skin pigmentation and expressed by normal human skin cells including keratinocytes and melanocytes. Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) (SYSMEHFRWGKPV) is a 13 amino acids long peptide that binds MC1R with high affinity. SAR data from alanine substitution and tyrosinase activity measurement showed that Met4-His6-Phe7-Arg8-Trp9 are important for the binding to melanocortin receptor and biological activity.
| Product Name: | α-MSH peptide |
| Molecular Formula: | C75H106N20O19S |
| Molecular Weight: | 1623.9 |
| Sequence: | SYSMEHFRWGKPV |
| Three letter code: | Ser-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-Pro-Val |
| Length (aa): | 13 |
| Peptide Purity (HPLC): | >95%; 98% and 99% purity available upon request |
| Quantity/Unit: | 1 Vial |
| * Optional Service: | TFA Removal Service is available upon request. |
Technical Information
| Source: | Synthetic |
| Storage Guidelines: | Store at -20°C for up to 1 year. should be refrigerated after reconstitution. For more details, please refer to the manual: Handling and Storage of Synthetic Peptides |
| Solubility: | Soluble in water |
| Appearance: | White to off-white powder |
| Shipping: | Peptides are shipped at ambient temperature by standard shipment process. |
| About TFA salt: | Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a strong acid, which is commonly used to cleave synthesized peptides from solid-phase resins and is also used to improve HPLC performance in the peptide purification step. By default, custom peptides are delivered as lyophilized TFA salts, and can contain as much as 10-45% TFA. TFA in custom peptides can cause inexplicable discrepancies in subsequent assay data. For instance, TFA in nM concentrations has been shown to interfere with cellular assays, inhibiting cellular proliferation in some instances, and increasing cell viability in others. It has also been found to be an unintended allosteric modulator of the glycine receptor, GlyR. TFA Removal Service is recommended for: > Peptides that will be used in cellular assays > Peptides that will be used as APIs or in manufactured products > For hydrophilic peptides containing numerous basic residues |
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