Melanocortins

Name
Melanocortins
Accession Number
DBCAT001332
Description

Peptides derived from pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) which can stimulate MELANOCYTES or CORTICOTROPHS. Melanocortins include ACTH; ALPHA-MSH; and other peptides such as BETA-MSH and GAMMA-MSH, derived from other fragments of POMC. These peptides act through a variety of MELANOCORTIN RECEPTORS to control different functions including steroidogenesis, energy homeostasis, feeding, and skin pigmentation.

Drugs
DrugDrug Description
CorticotropinA diagnostic agent used in the screening of patients presumed to have adrenocortical insufficiency.
BremelanotideBremelanotide is indicated to treat premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder that is not due to a medical or psychiatric condition, problems with the relationship, or the effects of...
SetmelanotideSetmelanotide is indicated to treat obesity caused by genetic POMC, PCSK1, or LEPR deficiencies or Bardet-Biedl syndrome.
TetracosactideA diagnostic agent used in the screening of patients presumed to have adrenocortical insufficiency.
AlsactideNot Annotated
IntermedineNot Annotated
Drugs & Drug Targets
DrugTargetType
CorticotropinAdrenocorticotropic hormone receptortarget
CorticotropinCorticoliberintarget
Corticotropin3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Delta 5-->4-isomerase type 2enzyme
Corticotropin25-hydroxyvitamin D-1 alpha hydroxylase, mitochondrialenzyme
Corticotropin1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) 24-hydroxylase, mitochondrialenzyme
CorticotropinCytochrome P450 3A4enzyme
BremelanotideMelanocyte-stimulating hormone receptortarget
BremelanotideMelanocortin receptor 4target
BremelanotideMelanocortin receptor 3target
BremelanotideMelanocortin receptor 5target
BremelanotideAdrenocorticotropic hormone receptortarget
SetmelanotideMelanocortin receptor 4target
TetracosactideAdrenocorticotropic hormone receptortarget