Melanocortin neurons |
Melanocyte growth factor |
VYPNGAEDESAEAFPLEF |
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[melanocortin]
this is a collective term for three peptides encoded by the POMC [proopiomelanocortin] gene:
Alpha-MSH [melanocyte-stimulating hormone-alpha; Alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone] or alpha-melanotropin,
Beta-MSH [melanocyte-stimulating hormone-beta] or beta-melanotropin,
Gamma-MSH [melanocyte-stimulating hormone-gamma] or Melanotropin-gamma. Collectively, these three peptides are known also as melanotropins.
For a peptide produced by Escherichia coli
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