Melanotan 2 10mg (10 Vials / Kit)

What is Melanotan 2?

Melanotan 2 is a seven-amino-acid cyclic peptide originally developed at the University of Arizona during sunless-tanning research. It is structurally related to, but pharmacologically broader than, the more receptor-selective compound Melanotan 1, also known as afamelanotide.

This listing is Melanotan 2 (10 vials × 10mg) from AUverifiedPeptides (Sydney, Australia), sold on Stairway to Gray with escrow: your payment is held until the order arrives and only then released to the brand.

How it is understood to work

Unlike Melanotan 1, which acts mainly at MC1R, Melanotan 2 is a non-selective agonist across MC1R, MC3R, MC4R and MC5R. MC1R activation on melanocytes drives melanin production, while central MC3R/MC4R activity in the hypothalamus has been linked in study models to effects on appetite and sexual-arousal pathways, part of why MT-2 shows a broader activity profile than the more selective Melanotan 1.

Research status

Melanotan 2 is studied in research on skin pigmentation, melanocortin receptor pharmacology, appetite regulation and sexual-arousal signaling. Its non-selective receptor activity subsequently informed the development of bremelanotide (PT-141), a related, more targeted melanocortin agonist now FDA-approved for a specific indication, though Melanotan 2 itself remains an unapproved research compound.

Specifications

Compound

Melanotan 2

Also known as

MT-2, Melanotan II

Class

Cyclic alpha-MSH analogue (melanocortin receptor agonist)

Form

Lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder

Molecular formula

C50H69N15O9

Molecular weight

1024.18 g/mol

Per vial

10mg

Units per kit

10

Brand

AUverifiedPeptides · Sydney, Australia

Handling & storage

Supplied as a lyophilized powder; keep unopened vials frozen and protected from light, and once reconstituted with bacteriostatic water, store refrigerated and use within your protocol’s defined window.

Concentration check: adding 2 ml of bacteriostatic water to one 10mg vial gives 5 mg/ml. The Research Lab calculator in your dashboard works this out for any volume.

Questions

For laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use. Nothing on this page is medical advice.