Acetyl-ACTH (3-24) (human, bovine, rat)

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
1815617-99-2

[ Name ]:
Acetyl-ACTH (3-24) (human, bovine, rat)

[Synonym ]:
L-Proline, 1-[(2R,8S,11S,14S,17S,20S,23S,26S)-11-[3-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]propyl]-2-(5-aminopentyl)-20-(2-carboxyethyl)-26-(hydroxymethyl)-17-(1H-imidazol-4-ylmethyl)-8-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-23-[2-(methylthio)ethyl]-1,4,7,10,13,16,19,22,25,28-decaoxo-14-(phenylmethyl)-3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27-nonaazanonacos-1-yl]-L-prolyl-L-valylglycyl-L-lysyl-L-lysyl-L-arginyl-L-arginyl-L-prolyl-L-valyl-D-lysyl-L-valyl-L-tyrosyl-
1-{(2R)-2-[(N-Acetyl-L-seryl-L-methionyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-histidyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-arginyl-L-tryptophylglycyl)amino]-7-aminoheptanoyl}-L-prolyl-L-valylglycyl-L-lysyl-L-lysyl-L-arginyl-L-arginyl-L-p rolyl-L-valyl-D-lysyl-L-valyl-L-tyrosyl-L-proline

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Acetyl-ACTH (3-24) (human, bovine, rat) is a fragment of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) peptide. POMC peptides such as adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH), which is the precursor of α-MSH, is also an agonist at the MC-1 receptor[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Neurological Disease
Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Androgen Receptor

[References]

[1]. K Wakamatsu , et al. Characterisation of ACTH peptides in human skin and their activation of the melanocortin-1 receptor. Pigment Cell Res. 1997 Oct;10(5):288-97.  

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.5±0.1 g/cm3

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C126H198N38O28S

[ Molecular Weight ]:
2725.22

[ Exact Mass ]:
2737.511475

[ LogP ]:
-2.84

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.674

Related Compounds