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melittin
melittin (məˈlɪtɪn) na polypeptide that is the main toxic component in bee venommelittin
mel·it·tin (mel'i-tin), The principal component in bee venom; melittin is a peptide amide containing 26 amino acyl residues and is a hemolysin. [G. melitta, bee, + -in] melittin A 26-residue polypeptide which bears the toxic and haemolytic components of bee venom. It inhibits Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, myosin light-chain kinase, Na+/K+-ATPase (synaptosomal membrane) and protein kinase C; it lyses cell membranes. |