Biologically Active Substance
melitten
Subclass of:
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; Bee Venoms
Definitions related to melitten:
  • (melittin) Amphiphilic, helical peptide from bee venom which forms ionophoric channels in cell membranes; also binds and inhibits calmodulin and gastric H/K ATPase; intraventricular injection produces experimental hypertension.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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