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M2567

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Melanin Concentrating Hormone (6-17)

≥97% (HPLC), synthetic, lyophilized powder

Synonym(s):

MCH

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C67H104N22O14S3
Molecular Weight:
1537.88
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
51111800

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

sterility

non-sterile

assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

lyophilized powder

composition

Peptide content, ≥70%

solubility

water: 1.00-1.04 mg/mL, clear, colorless

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

−20°C

Gene Information

human ... PMCH(5367)

Amino Acid Sequence

Arg-Cys-Met-Leu-Gly-Arg-Val-Tyr-Arg-Pro-Cys-Trp [Disulfide bridge: 7-16]

General description

Melanin Concentrating Hormone (MCH) is a 19 amino acid cyclic neuropeptide. It belongs to a group of orexigenic peptides. MCH is abundantly expressed in the hypothalamus.

Application

Melanin Concentrating Hormone has been used as a hepta-decapeptide to study its effects on the reproductive axis and follicular development  in female Oreochromis mossambicus.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Melanin Concentrating Hormone (MCH) functions in regulating feeding and energy homeostasis. It also plays a role in modulating arousal, promoting motivated behaviors, sleep patterns, and reproductive physiology. MCH is involved in controlling rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in rats. It acts as a nonselective agonist of melanin-concentrating hormone receptors 1 and 2 (MCHR-1 and -2).

Other Notes

Lyophilized from 0.1% TFA in H2O

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Identification of melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) as the natural ligand for the orphan somatostatin-like receptor 1 (SLC-1)
Febs Letters null
G J Hervieu et al.
The European journal of neuroscience, 12(4), 1194-1216 (2000-04-13)
Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), a 19 amino acid cyclic peptide, is largely expressed in the hypothalamus. It is implicated in the control of general arousal and goal-orientated behaviours in mammals, and appears to be a key messenger in the regulation of
The role of melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) in the central chemoreflex: a knockdown study by siRNA in the lateral hypothalamus in rats.
Li N
PLoS ONE (2014)
Melanin-concentrating hormone facilitates migration of preadipocytes.
Cook LB
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (2010)
Genetic tests of biologic systems in affective disorders
E Hattori
Molecular Psychiatry (2005)

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