TABLE 1

IC50 Values of α-MSH Analogs and Their Expected and Measured MW for [M+H]+ by ESI-MS or MALDI-TOF-MS

PeptidesExpectedMeasuredIC50 (nM)
Ac-d,Lys-CCMSH (Arg11)1,605.91,605.6ND
RMSH-11,804.11,803.75.4 ± 0.7
RMSH-21,804.11,804.713.9 ± 1.4
19F-FB-RMSH-11,926.21,927.85.7 ± 0.7
19F-FB-RMSH-21,926.21,928.29.0 ± 1.0
  • ND = not determined.