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Melanotan 2
Melanocortin Peptide
Also referred to as MT-2, MT2, melanotan II.
Melanotan 2 is a synthetic cyclic analogue of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, designated [Nle4,D-Phe7]-α-MSH. It acts as a melanocortin receptor agonist and is structurally unrelated to melatonin, melatonin receptors, or metallothionein proteins that share the "MT2" abbreviation in some literature.
No research overview has been published for this compound. The initial literature retrieval returned zero studies specific to Melanotan 2, with search results dominated by studies on melatonin receptor subtype 2 and metallothionein 2 — unrelated molecular entities sharing the abbreviated designation.