Melittin

Description:

The main component of the honeybee venom

Sequence:

GIGAVLKVLTTGLPALISWIKRKRQQ-NH₂

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Name	Melittin
Category	Antimicrobial and Related Peptides
One Letter Code	GIGAVLKVLTTGLPALISWIKRKRQQ-NH₂
Three Letter Code	{Gly}{Ile}{Gly}{Ala}{Val}{Leu}{Lys}{Val}{Leu}{Thr}{Thr}{Gly}{Leu}{Pro}{Ala}{Leu}{Ile}{Ser}{Trp}{Ile}{Lys}{Arg}{Lys}{Arg}{Gln}{Gln}-NH₂
Molecular Weight	2846.500
Application	Antimicrobial & Antiviral Peptides

Singh, Pradeep K., et al. "Cytotoxic helix-rich oligomer formation by melittin and pancreatic polypeptide." PloS one 10.3 (2015).

Québatte, Gabriela, Eric Kitas, and Joachim Seelig. "riDOM, a cell penetrating peptide. Interaction with phospholipid bilayers." Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes 1838.3 (2014): 968-977.

Dosler, Sibel, and Elif Karaaslan. "Inhibition and destruction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by antibiotics and antimicrobial peptides." Peptides 62 (2014): 32-37.

Klocek, Gabriela, et al. "Thermodynamics of melittin binding to lipid bilayers. Aggregation and pore formation." Biochemistry 48.12 (2009): 2586-2596.

Sánchez-Martínez, Silvia, et al. "Functional and structural characterization of 2B viroporin membranolytic domains." Biochemistry 47.40 (2008): 10731-10739.