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Peptides / Melanocortin peptides

Melanotan II MT-II

A melanocortin peptide that darkens skin and strongly raises libido.

Also known as MT2, Melanotan-II, UPF5CJ93X7, RefChem:925444, MT-II, Melanotan (MT)-II, Melatonan, Melanotan II acetate salt

Effects Libido Skin and hair
Routes Subcutaneous
Legal status Research chemical
WADA Not listed

Molecular Structure of C50H69N15O9

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  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen

PubChem has no 3D conformer for this molecule, so this is the flat structure.

Chemistry

Formula
C50H69N15O9
Molar mass
1024.2
CAS
121062-08-6
PubChem CID
92432
IUPAC name
(3S,6S,9R,12S,15S,23S)-15-[[(2S)-2-acetamidohexanoyl]amino]-9-benzyl-6-[3-(diaminomethylideneamino)propyl]-12-(1H-imidazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-2,5,8,11,14,17-hexaoxo-1,4,7,10,13,18-hexazacyclotricosane-23-carboxamide
InChIKey
JDKLPDJLXHXHNV-MFVUMRCOSA-N

Variants

Name Abbr Route Notes
Melanotan II injectable MT2-I Subcutaneous The standard subcutaneous form.