Melanotan IIyi-synthetic cyclic heptapeptide analog yeihomoni evuselela i-α-melanocyte (α-MSH), iphuhliswe ukuyaivuselela i-melanogenesis, phuculaUkukhuselwa kwe-UV, kwaye uhlengahlengiseimisebenzi ngokwesondo kunye metabolic. Isebenza njengei-agonist engakhethiyoi-melanocortin receptors, ngakumbiI-MC1R, MC3R, kwayeI-MC4R.
Ekuqaleni wafundela kuyoukusukwakwayephotoprotectiveiipropati, i-Melanotan II nayo ibonise iziphumo kwiukuphucula i-libido, ukucinezelwa kokutya, kwayeibhalansi yamandla, okwenza ukuba ibe yi-peptide yophando olusebenzayo kunye nomdla kwi-dermatology, i-endocrinology, kunye neyeza zesondo.
I-Melanotan II isebenza ngokuvula ii-receptors ezininzi ze-melanocortin:
I-MC1R: Iyavuselelaukuveliswa kwe-melanin→ kwandisa umbala wolusu kunye nokhuseleko lwe-UV
MC3R/MC4R: Ingene kwiulawulo lokutya, ukuphucula i-libido, kwayei-homeostasis yamandla
Unqumla umqobo wegazi-ubuchopho, ukuphembelela iindlela ezingundoqo ze-neurohormonal
Nangona ingavunywanga ukusetyenziswa kwezonyango, iMelanotan II ifundwe ngokubanzi kwezi zilandelayo:
Iyanyusaeumelanin synthesis, ikhokhelela kwiukusukwa kwendalo
Uyabonelelaiziphumo zokukhusela iifotongaphandle kokutshiswa lilanga
Okunokwenzeka ekunciphiseni umngcipheko womhlaza wolusu kubantu abanolusu olulungileyo
Iboniswe kwiukwandisa i-libido kunye nokuvuselela ngokwesondoemadodeni nakwabafazi
Ufundelwe njengonyango olunokwenzekaukungasebenzi kakuhle kwe-erectile (ED)ngokusebenzisa i-MC4R isebenze
UCanzibeukunciphisa ukutya kunye nokutyangokusebenza kwiindlela ze-hypothalamic
Isincedisi esinokubakho kwiuphando lokutyeba
Ukucoceka okuphezulu ≥ 99%(I-HPLC & LC-MS iqinisekisiwe)
Idityaniswe ngei-soli-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS)
I-endotoxin ephantsi, izinyibilikisi ezishiyekileyo eziphantsi
Ifumaneka kwiI-R&D ukuya kwisikali sorhwebo