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Melanotan 1 Same as Melanotan-1: Comparison
| Attribute | Melanotan 1 (No Hyphen) | Melanotan-1 (Hyphen) | Professional Assessment ||—|—|—|| Chemical Structure | [Nle4, D-Phe7]-α-MSH, 13 amino acids, cyclic disulfide bond | [Nle4, D-Phe7]-α-MSH, 13 amino acids, cyclic disulfide bond | Structurally ident
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- | Attribute | Melanotan 1 (No Hyphen) | Melanotan-1 (Hyphen) | Professional Assessment ||—|—|—|| Chemical Structure | [Nle4, D-Phe7]-α-MSH, 13 amino acids, cyclic disulfide bond | [Nle4, D-Phe7]-α-MSH, 13 amino acids, cyclic disulfide bond | Structurally identical. The hyphen is a typographic convention, not a molecular difference || Mechanism of Action | MC1R agonist, stimulates cAMP-mediated melanogenesis via tyrosinase upregulation | MC1R agonist, stimulates cAMP-mediated melanogenesis via tyrosinase upregulation | Functionally identical receptor binding and signaling pathway activation || Regulatory Designation | Used in North American and research literature; also called afamelanotide in EMA-approved formulations | Common in European scientific publications and commercial labeling | Both terms refer to the same EMA-approved molecule (afamelanotide/Scenesse) || Commercial Availability | Widely available from research peptide suppliers including Real Peptides | Widely available from