Comparison

Melanotan II vs Sermorelin

Function

While Melanotan II is studied as a tanning and libido-enhancing agent; increases melanin production and can reduce food intake and modulate sexual arousal in animal models and humans3545, Sermorelin is used as a diagnostic agent for assessing GH secretory capacity and as a research tool or off-label therapy to increase endogenous GH in GH-deficient or age-related contexts1727.

Mechanism

While Melanotan II works as a cyclic heptapeptide melanocortin analog (Ac-Nle-cyclo[Asp-His-D-Phe-Arg-Trp-Lys]-NH2) that acts as a non-selective, high-potency agonist at MC1R, MC3R, MC4R, and MC5R, influencing pigmentation, appetite, and sexual behavior3545, Sermorelin is a synthetic 29-amino-acid peptide identical to the 1–29 N-terminal fragment of human GHRH that stimulates GH synthesis and secretion by binding pituitary GHRH receptors1727120.

Length and Sequence

Melanotan II is 7 amino acids long, whereas Sermorelin is longer as it has a length of 29 amino acids. Melanotan II is made up of a sequence of Nle, Aspartic acid, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Arginine, Tryptophan, Lysine. Sermorelin is made up of a sequence of Tyrosine, Alanine, Aspartic acid, Alanine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Asparagine, Serine, Tyrosine, Arginine, Lysine, Valine, Leucine, Glycine, Glutamine, Leucine, Serine, Alanine, Arginine, Lysine, Leucine, Leucine, Glutamine, Aspartic acid, Isoleucine, Methionine, Serine, Arginine.

Receptor

Melanotan II

Melanocortin receptors MC1R, MC3R, MC4R, and MC5R (non-selective agonist) 3545

Sermorelin

Growth hormone–releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) on pituitary somatotrophs94103120

Organism or Origin

Melanotan II

Synthetic analog of POMC-derived melanocortin peptides358190

Sermorelin

Synthetic peptide corresponding to human hypothalamic GHRH(1–29) 17120

Gene

Melanotan II

POMC

Sermorelin

GHRH

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Sources

35What is melanotan II? - Creative Peptides, https://www.creative-peptides.com/resources/what-is-melanotan-ii-peptide.html
45[PDF] melanotan-II peptide structure and molecular formula - Benchchem, https://www.benchchem.com/pdf/melanotan_II_peptide_structure_and_molecular_formula.pdf
81Proopiomelanocortin (POMC), the ACTH/melanocortin precursor, is ..., https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2253185/
90alpha-Melanocyte stimulating hormone: production and degradation, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3936413/
17Sermorelin - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermorelin
27Sermorelin, https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Sermorelin
94Growth-hormone-releasing hormone receptor - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth-hormone-releasing_hormone_receptor
103Growth-hormone-releasing hormone receptor - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone_releasing_hormone_receptor
120Growth hormone–releasing hormone - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone%E2%80%93releasing_hormone