Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: 17-L-alanine-melanin-concentrating hormone (human), trifluoroacetate salt
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C97H155N29O26S4 • XCF3COOH
Formula Weight: 2271,7
Shelf life (days): 1460
Notes: [Ala17]-MCH is a synthetic peptide derived from the hypothalamic neuropeptide hormone melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and an MCH receptor agonist.{64629} It binds to MCH1 and MCH2 receptors in CHO cells expressing the human receptors (IC50s = 0.15 and 3.5 nM, respectively) and induces calcium mobilization in HEK293 cells expressing the human receptors (EC50s = 17 and 54 nM, respectively).