Identity established
KPV
Lys-Pro-Val; alpha-MSH (11-13)
KPV is lysyl-prolyl-valine, also indexed as alpha-MSH fragment 11–13. The short name “KPV” is ambiguous in chemical catalogs, so this record uses the peptide CID 125672 and not an unrelated small molecule that shares the abbreviation.
Record
- Research status
- Identity established
- Classification
- Peptide fragment
- One-letter sequence
- KPV
- Length
- 3 residues
- Molecular formula
- C16H30N4O4
- Molecular weight
- 342.43
- CAS number
- 67727-97-3
- PubChem CID
- 125672
- Sequence database
- Not verified
Naming
PubChem also contains a different substance under the bare name KPV (CID 13294447, formula C11H12O3). That record is not this peptide.
What this record does not claim
The identity used here is MSH (11-13). Immune and tissue categories describe where the fragment is discussed, not a finding that it treats either.
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Last reviewed October 13, 2026. Send a correction