Melanocortin Receptor

Setmelanotide Acetate(920014-72-8 free base) (RM-493 Acetate) is a selective agonist of melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R)(human and rat MC4R with EC50s of 0.27 nM and 0.28 nM, respectively).

Beta-MSH (1-22) (human) acetate (Beta-MSH (1-22) (human) acetate (17908-57-5 Free base)) , is an endogenous melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) agonist.

α-MSH (MSH, amide) is amide stimulates melanocortin 1 receptor that results in the activation of adenylyl cyclase.

PF-07258669 is a selective melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4) antagonist used in the study of cachexia and loss of appetite.

a-MSH, amide Acetate as an endogenous neuropeptide. It is an endogenous melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4R) agonist with anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities. α-MSH is a post-translational derivative of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)

Afamelanotide acetate is a synthetic α-melanocyte stimulating hormone analogue and first-in-class melanocortin-1 receptor agonist, used to for Erythropoietic Protoporphyria.

Bremelanotide Acetate (PT-141 Acetate) is an agonist of melanocortin receptor (MCR) .

THIQ is a selective melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist (hMC4R and rMC4R with IC50 of 1.2 nM and 0.6 nM , respectively).

Melanostatin, frog TFA is a highly efficient α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) release inhibitor, a 36-amino acid peptide isolated from the frog brain, which modulates the electrophysiological activity of frog melanocytes by regulating K+, Na+, and Ca2+ currents.

JNJ-10229570 (UNII-N9IX402L35) is an antagonist of melanocortin receptor 1 (MC1R) and melanocortin receptor 5 (MC5R), which inhibits sebaceous gland differentiation and the production of sebum-specific lipids.

ACTH (1-17) acetate is a potent agonist at the human melanocortin 1 (MC1) receptor with high affinity(Ki = 0.21 nM).

Melanotan (MT)-II, a synthetic melanocortin receptor agonist, is an analogue of the peptide hormone α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH).

Dersimelagon (MT-7117) is an orally active, selective melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) agonist with EC50 values ​​of 8.16, 3.91, 1.14, and 0.251 nM for human (h), cynomolgus monkey (cm), mouse (m), and rat (r) MC1R, respectively. Dersimelagon exhibits good affinity for hMC1R and hMC4R, with Ki values ​​of 2.26 and 32.9 nM, respectively. Dersimelagon can be used in the study of skin pigmentation[1].

2-MNG (2-Mercaptonicotinoyl glycine) is a novel melanogenesis inhibitor that prevents the incorporation of certain melanin precursors into growing melanin by binding to them. 2-MNG inhibits two mechanisms of UV-induced skin pigmentation in vivo.

beta-MSH, human is an endogenous peptide hormone and neurotransmitter produced by pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), and is also an agonist of MC4-R (melanocortin 4 receptor).

Nonapeptide-1 acetate salt (158563-45-2 free base) (Melanostatine-5 acetate salt) , a peptide hormone, is a potent α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) antagonist, with an IC50 of 11 nM. Nonapeptide-1 acetate salt (158563-45-2 free base) , a peptide hormone, is a potent α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) antagonist, with an IC50 of 11 nM.

SHU 9119 acetate is a well-known antagonist of human melanocortin 3 and 4 (hMC3R, hMC4R) receptors and a partial hMC5R agonist. The IC50 values of human MC3R, MC4R and MC5R is 0.23, 0.06, and 0.09 nM respectively.

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) (4-10) TFA (Acth (4-10)) is an agonist of potent melanocortin(MC4R) receptor .

BMS-470539 dihydrochloride is a selective and highly potent melanocortin 1 receptor (MC-1 R) agonist with anti-inflammatory activity. BMS-470539 attenuates oxidative stress and neuronal apoptosis via the MC1R cAMP PKA Nurr1 signaling pathway in a neonatal hypoxia-ischemia rat model.

AP1189 acetate is a biased agonist at melanocortin 1 and melanocortin 3 receptors.

Fenoprofen (LILLY-5385) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compound and a modifier enhancer of the melanocortin receptor, which increases ERK1 2 activation, inhibits biofilm formation, and alters biofilm structure, and is used in the treatment of acute pain and chronic arthritis.

ACTH 11-24 acetate(4237-93-8 free base) (Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (11-24) acetate) is a fragment of adrenocorticotrophin, induces cortisol release. ACTH (11-24) has been identified as a competitive antagonist of ACTH (1-39) and ACTH (1-10) in isolated adrenal cells.

(±)-Eriodictyol（Dihydroluteolin） is the racemate, while Eriodictyol contains only the (+)-Eriodictyol configuration. (±)-Huazhongilexone is a naturally occurring flavonoid with a variety of biological activities including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities, and is a potent inhibitor of melanogenesis, and is also used as a food additive.

Undecylenoyl phenylalanine (Sepiwhite msh QD) is a novel depigmenting agent, which possibly acts as an alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone antagonist, thus inhibiting melaninogenesis.