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Descriptor English:

Melitten

Descriptor Spanish:

Meliteno

Descriptor Portuguese:

Meliteno

Synonyms English:

Melittin
Mellitin

Tree Number:

Definition English:

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.

Indexing Annotation English:

/antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS

History Note English:

91(75); was see under BEE VENOMS 1978-90; was see under VENOMS 1975-77

Allowable Qualifiers English:

Record Number:

8723

Unique Identifier:

D008555

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