Preferred Name

Melanocortins [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Melanocortins

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000175138

altLabel

Melanocortins

cui

C1720997

MESH DEFINITION

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.

MESH DUI

D053486

MeSH name

Melanocortins

MESH UI

M0493657

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000175138

NUI

N0000175138

prefLabel

Melanocortins [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T125

T116

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000011375

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