The first preparative solution phase synthesis of melanotan II
Melanotan II is a synthetic cyclic heptapeptide used to prevent a sunlight-induced skin cancer by stimulating the skin tanning process. In this paper we report the first solution phase synthesis of the title compound. The hexapeptide sequence has been assembled by [(2+2)+1+1] scheme. After removing...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Beilstein-Institut
2008-10-01
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| Series: | Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.4.39 |