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alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) reversibly darkens frog skins by stimulating melanosome movement (dispersion) within melanophores. Heat-alkali treatment of alpha-MSH results in prolonged biological activity of the hormone. Quantitative gas chromatographic analysis of the hydrolyzed heat-alkali-treated peptide revealed partial racemization particularly at the 4(methionine) and 7(phenylalanine) positions. [Nle4]-alpha-MSH, a synthetic analogue of alpha-MSH, reversibly darkens frog skins and also exhibits prolonged activity after heat-alkali treatment. Synthesis of [Nle4, D-Phe7]-alpha-MSH provided an analogue with prolonged biological activity identical to that observed with heat-alkali-treated alpha-MSH or [Nle4]-alpha-MSH. [Nle4, D-Phe7]-alpha-MSH was resistant to enzymatic degradation by serum enzymes. In addition, this peptide exhibited dramatically increased biological activity as determined by frog skin bioassay, activation of mouse melanoma adenylate cyclase, and stimulation of mouse melanoma cell tyrosinase activity. This Nle4, D-Phe7 synthetic analogue of alpha-MSH is a very porent melanotropin, 26 times as potent as alpha-MSH in the adenylate cyclase assay. The resistance of the peptide to enzymatic degradation and its extraordinarily potent and prolonged biological activity should make this analogue of alpha-MSH an important molecular probe for studying the melanotropin receptors of both normal and abnormal (melanoma) melanocytes.

4-Norleucine, 7-D-phenylalanine-alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone: a highly potent alpha-melanotropin with ultralong biological activity.