melanotan-II - CISMeF

Preferred Label : melanotan-II;

MeSH note : synthetic cyclic heptapeptide, an analog of alpha-melanotropin (4,10); capable of stimulating melanin synthesis & promoting rapid tanning of skin; currently in trials for use in the prevention of sunlight-induced skin cancer;

MeSH CAS label : L-Lysinamide, N-acetyl-L-norleucyl-L-alpha-aspartyl-L-histidyl-D-phenylalanyl-L-arginyl-L-tryptophyl-, cyclic (2-7)-peptide;

Registry Number MeSH : 121062-08-6;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C079282;

UMLS CUI

C0212602;

CISMeF manual mappings
- melanotan-ii [Substance BNPC]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- alpha-msh [MeSH Descriptor]
- peptides, cyclic [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- melanotan-II [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- melanotan-ii [Substance BNPC]

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