The peptide behind a lot of pigmentation research — and a useful tool for studying the melanocortin system.
Melanotan 2 is best understood through the system it acts on: the melanocortin pathway, a set of receptors involved in everything from skin pigment to appetite. That breadth is exactly why it’s a useful research compound.
What it is
Melanotan 2 is a synthetic analogue of α-MSH (alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone), the natural hormone that signals pigment-producing cells. As a synthetic version it’s more stable than the natural hormone and acts as an agonist across several melanocortin receptors.
What the research looks at
The headline research area is pigmentation — α-MSH drives the production of melanin, so Melanotan 2 is widely studied in that context. But because the melanocortin system reaches further than skin, the research literature also touches on appetite regulation and other melanocortin-mediated pathways, which is what makes it a versatile tool for probing that whole signalling network.
Studying one peptide that touches pigment, appetite and more makes Melanotan 2 a convenient way into the broader melanocortin system.
Where it sits
It’s the melanocortin entry in the library — a category of its own, unrelated to the repair or metabolic compounds.
Handling in the lab
Lyophilised powder, reconstituted with bacteriostatic water and refrigerated once mixed. ≥99% HPLC purity, Janoshik verified — certificate on the product page.
In the catalogue
Melanotan 2
Stocked in our UK warehouse at ≥99% HPLC purity, Janoshik independently tested.
