Comparison

GHRP-2 vs PT-141

Function

While GHRP-2 is used in research to induce robust GH pulses and study anabolic and metabolic effects; clinically developed as pralmorelin for GH deficiency diagnostics6272, PT-141 is FDA-approved for treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women and is studied for sexual dysfunction in other populations, increasing sexual desire via CNS melanocortin pathways42101.

Mechanism

While GHRP-2 works as a second-generation hexapeptide growth hormone–releasing peptide that mimics ghrelin by agonizing GHSR-1a, strongly stimulating pulsatile GH release and modestly raising prolactin, ACTH, and cortisol62723096, PT-141 is the synthetic melanocortin receptor agonist bremelanotide, an analog of α-MSH that activates central MC3R and MC4R to modulate neuronal circuits governing sexual desire and arousal3242101.

Length and Sequence

GHRP-2 is 6 amino acids long, whereas PT-141 is longer as it has a length of 7 amino acids. GHRP-2 is made up of a sequence of Alanine, D-2-Nal, Alanine, Tryptophan, Phenylalanine, Lysine. PT-141 is made up of a sequence of sequence data not available in the current dataset.

Receptor

GHRP-2

Ghrelin/growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR-1a) 309596104

PT-141

Melanocortin receptors, with highest functional relevance at MC4R and MC3R; also binds MC1R and MC5R3242

Organism or Origin

GHRP-2

Synthetic met-enkephalin–derived hexapeptide3072

PT-141

Synthetic analog of human α-MSH derived from POMC428190

Gene

GHRP-2

GHSR

PT-141

POMC

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Sources

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72GHRP-2 Technical Data - Molecular Specs - Peptide Initiative, https://peptideinitiative.com/peptides/ghrp-2/technical
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90alpha-Melanocyte stimulating hormone: production and degradation, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3936413/
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