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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Peptides » Antimicrobial Peptides » Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides » Melitten
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Peptides » Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides » Melitten
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12] » Proteins » Membrane Proteins » Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins » Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides » Melitten
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Complex Mixtures [D20] » Venoms » Arthropod Venoms » Bee Venoms » Melitten
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biological Factors [D23] » Toxins, Biological » Venoms » Arthropod Venoms » Bee Venoms » Melitten
Description
Basic polypeptide from the venom of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). It contains 26 amino acids, has cytolytic properties, causes contracture of muscle, releases histamine, and disrupts surface tension, probably due to lysis of cell and mitochondrial membranes. MeSH
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