Bioactivity | Acetyl-ACTH (2-24) (human, bovine, rat) is a fragment of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) peptide. POMC peptides such as adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH), which is the precursor of α-MSH, is also an agonist at the MC-1 receptor[1]. |
Name | Acetyl-ACTH (2-24) (human, bovine, rat) |
CAS | 1815617-98-1 |
Sequence | Ac-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-Pro-Val-Gly-Lys-Lys-Arg-Arg-Pro-Val-Lys-Val-Tyr-Pro |
Shortening | Ac-YSMEHFRWGKPVGKKRRPVKVYP |
Formula | C135H207N39O30S |
Molar Mass | 2888.40 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. K Wakamatsu , et al. Characterisation of ACTH peptides in human skin and their activation of the melanocortin-1 receptor. Pigment Cell Res. 1997 Oct;10(5):288-97. |