β-MSH (human) peptide
For research use only. NOT INTENDED FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC USE.
Catalog Number: MPE0000013
Product Quantity: 5mg/20mg
Price: Varies
Availability: In Stock
Product Information
Alpha-MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone) has generally been assumed to be the endogenous ligand acting at the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R), activation of which in the hypothalamus leads to reduced feeding. However, beta-MSH is also capable of activating MC4-R and inhibiting feeding. The researchers found that obese children are more likely to carry a rare variant of so-called beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (beta-MSH) than children of normal weight.
| Product Name: | β-MSH (human) peptide |
| CAS number: | 17908-57-5 |
| Molecular Formula: | C118H174N34O35S1 |
| Molecular Weight: | 2661.0 |
| Sequence: | AEKKDEGPYRMEHFRWGSPPKD |
| Three letter code: | ALA-GLU-LYS-LYS-ASP-GLU-GLY-PRO-TYR-ARG-MET-GLU-HIS-PHE-ARG-TRP-GLY-SER-PRO-PRO-LYS-ASP- |
| Length (aa): | 22 |
| 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. |
| Synonyms/Alias: | beta melanocyte stimulating hormoneβ-MSH, human |
| 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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