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Descriptor English:   Melitten 
Descriptor Spanish:   Meliteno 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Meliteno 
Synonyms English:   Melittin
Mellitin  
Tree Number:   D12.644.050.550
D12.776.543.695.054.550
D20.888.065.115.580
D23.946.833.065.115.580
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:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AA analogs & derivatives
AN analysis AI antagonists & inhibitors
BI biosynthesis BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid CS chemical synthesis
CH chemistry CL classification
CT contraindications DF deficiency
EC economics GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
PK pharmacokinetics PD pharmacology
PH physiology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects SE secretion
ST standards SD supply & distribution
TU therapeutic use TO toxicity
UR urine  
Record Number:   8723 
Unique Identifier:   D008555 

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