Product Description: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-20 (PTP20) is a biomimetic peptide that is an agonist for α-MSH. Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-20 can protect follicular melanocytes and activate melanogenesis by enhancing catalase expression[1].
References: [1]Almeida Scalvino S, et al. Efficacy of an agonist of α-MSH, the palmitoyl tetrapeptide-20, in hair pigmentation. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2018;40(5):516-524.
Molecular Weight: 739.00
Compound Purity: 98.09
Research Area: Metabolic Disease; Inflammation/Immunology
Solubility: DMSO : 28.57 mg/mL (adjust pH to 4 with 1 M HCL)