Cell signaling
Afamelanotide
Melanotan I / Melanotan 1 / Scenesse
- Peptide length
- 13 amino acids
Modified alpha-MSH analog
Research contextDefined therapeutic evidence
Read the linked studies for their methods and limitations.
A melanocortin analog studied in erythropoietic protoporphyria and used in a regulated implant formulation.
- Family
- Melanocortin analog
- Research frame
- Melanocortin 1 receptor
- Molecular format
- Modified alpha-MSH analog
Read the evidence
Controlled EPP research concerns phototoxicity and quality of life in a defined disease population, not unrestricted cosmetic tanning.
Resolve the identity
Afamelanotide, melanotan II and bremelanotide are different molecules. A research preparation is not equivalent to the regulated implant.