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Alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH; α-MSH) also known as alpha-melanotropin alpha-melanocortin or alpha-intermedin is a naturally occurring endogenous peptide hormone of the melanocortin family with a tridecapeptide structure and the amino acid sequence Ac-Ser-Tyr-Ser-Met-Glu-His-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Lys-Pro-Val-NH2.

IUPAC name
N-acetyl-(L)-seryl-(L)-tyrosyl-(L)-seryl-(L)-methionyl-(L)-α-glutamyl-(L)-histidyl-(L)-phenylalanyl-(L)-arginyl-(L)-tryptophylglycyl-(L)-lysyl-(L)-prolyl-(L)-valinamide

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