Melanotan II (MT-2)
Melanotan II (MT-2) research peptide. Third-party Certificates of Analysis are published for tested products and batches. Fast UK dispatch. For laboratory research use only.
Available sizes: 10 mg
A Melanocortin Peptide Studied in Skin Pigmentation and Melanin Signalling Research
Melanotan II (MT-2) is a synthetic peptide studied in laboratory research examining the biological pathways involved in skin pigmentation and melanin production.
Researchers investigate Melanotan II for its interaction with melanocortin receptors, which are involved in signalling pathways that regulate melanin synthesis within the skin.
Because melanin plays a key role in determining skin pigmentation and protecting skin cells from ultraviolet radiation, Melanotan II is frequently studied in experimental models exploring melanin production, pigmentation signalling, and melanocortin receptor activity.
Why Melanotan II Is Studied
Melanin Production Research: Melanotan II is commonly examined in studies investigating pathways involved in melanin synthesis within skin cells.
Melanocortin Receptor Signalling: Researchers study how peptides interact with melanocortin receptors that regulate pigmentation pathways.
Skin Pigmentation Models: Laboratory research frequently explores how biological signals influence skin pigmentation and melanin distribution.
Melanocyte Activity: Studies investigate how melanocyte cells respond to hormonal signalling associated with pigmentation processes.
Scientific Research Context
Melanotan II is an analogue of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH), a naturally occurring peptide hormone involved in regulating melanin production within the skin.
By interacting with melanocortin receptors, Melanotan II provides researchers with a model compound for studying pigmentation signalling pathways, melanocyte activation, and skin biology in controlled laboratory environments.
Common Research Focus Areas
Skin pigmentation and melanin synthesis research
Melanocortin receptor signalling studies
Melanocyte biology and skin cell signalling
Hormonal regulation of pigmentation pathways
Related Peptides
Melanotan II belongs to the melanocortin peptide family studied in pigmentation and behavioural signalling research.
Researchers exploring melanocortin pathways may also examine Melanotan I (MT-1), another α-MSH analogue studied for its interaction with melanocortin receptors involved in melanin production.
Melanocortin signalling is also investigated in neurological and behavioural research models involving peptides such as PT-141, which interacts with related receptors within the melanocortin system.
Documentation and verification
Certificates of Analysis are published for tested products and batches. A certificate is a batch-specific record: it reports what was measured, by which method, on a stated date, against a batch identifier. It is evidence about the sample analysed at the time of analysis, and it is silent on attributes it does not list and on what has happened to the material since.
The batch number is the field that connects the document to a physical vial. Where the identifier on a vial does not appear on a certificate, the certificate does not describe that vial, however thorough the analysis behind it was. Batch records can be searched directly, and the guides below explain what each field establishes and what it does not.
- Verify a batchSearch a batch number for the certificate records published against it.
- How to read a certificate of analysisWhat each field reports, and the limits of what a certificate can establish.
- Certificate, specification and safety data sheetThree documents that answer three different questions.
- Storage and handlingWhat defined storage conditions mean, and why cold slows degradation.
- Batch numbers and traceabilityHow an identifier ties material to the analysis describing it.
Supplied for laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use.