γ1-MSH TFA

γ1-MSH TFA, a melanocortin MC3 receptor agonist, demonstrates a binding affinity (K i) of 34 nM for the rat MC3 receptor. Notably, it exhibits approximately 40-fold greater selectivity for the MC3 receptor compared to the MC4 receptor, with a K i of 1318 nM for MC4 [1].