Melanotan MT1 10mg

Melanotan I is a synthetic tridecapeptide analogue of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH), chemically identical to afamelanotide, engineered for enhanced metabolic stability and receptor binding relative to the native hormone.

It is used in research contexts to study agonism at the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) and downstream signalling pathways involved in eumelanin synthesis and pigmentation.

• MC1R agonism and signalling research
• Pigmentation pathway studies
• Melanocortin receptor pharmacology
• Structure-activity relationship studies of α-MSH analogues

Published studies

• Ugwu SO, et al.. Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition, 1997. PMID 9113347 — Skin pigmentation and pharmacokinetics of melanotan-I in humans
• Bhardwaj R, et al.. Pharmaceutical Research, 2000. PMID 10888312 — Controlled-release formulation study of melanotan-I
• Minder EI.. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 2010. PMID 21073357 — Review of afamelanotide's MC1R mechanism and clinical development

Third-party studies, listed for scientific context only. ASPeptides supplies this compound for laboratory research use only.

Reconstitute with sterile bacteriostatic water, available separately. Add the solvent slowly down the vial wall and swirl gently until fully dissolved. Do not vortex or shake vigorously.

Store the reconstituted solution at 4°C and use within a few weeks — see storage notes below. Do not freeze once reconstituted.

Supplied as a lyophilised solid. General peptide storage guidance: store at −20°C, protected from light and moisture. Lyophilised peptides are commonly stable for up to 24 months from manufacture when stored correctly, though this is standard industry practice rather than a compound-specific stability claim — always defer to your Certificate of Analysis for exact figures.

Once reconstituted, refrigerate at 4°C and use within a few weeks. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Every batch is HPLC verified to ≥99% purity, covering both identity and purity.

A Certificate of Analysis is available on request.

This product is intended exclusively for in vitro laboratory research. It is not approved for human or veterinary use and is not a medicinal product.

ASPeptides supplies research-grade compounds to qualified researchers only. All applicable regulations regarding the purchase and use of research peptides in your jurisdiction must be observed.