Synonym: a-MSH, a-Melanotropin
CAS Number 581-05-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C77H109N21O19S
Molecular Weight 1664.88
Beilstein Registry Number 741840
MDL number MFCD00133062
PubChem Substance ID 24896905
Amino Acid Sequence
Ac-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-Pro-Val-NH2
Antibody Adsorbant
Ac-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-Pro-Val-NH2
Biochem/physiol Actions
Pituitary hormone which causes darkening skin pigmentation from amphibians to humans. In mammals, it can also have behavioral effects on learning, attention, and memory.1
Hormone that stimulates melanogenesis; facilitates learning and memory; affects inflammatory and immune responses and peripheral nerve regeneration.
Linkage
Derived from ACTH 1-13