Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Note: this article describes melanotan II which should not be confused with melanotan-1 which is also known by the generic name afamelanotide.Melanotan II /mɛˈlænɵtæn/ developed at the University of Arizona is a synthetic analog of the naturally occurring melanocortin peptide hormone alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) that in usage has been shown to have melanogenesis (tanning) and aphrodisiac effects in preliminary studies and clinical trials.
