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Melitten

Known as: Mellitin, Melitten [Chemical/Ingredient], Melittin (honeybee) 
Basic polypeptide from the venom of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). It contains 26 amino acids, has cytolytic properties, causes contracture of… 
National Institutes of Health

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DNC-melittenazidosalicylylmelittindioleoylmelittinglycylmelittin
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insect venom

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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A water-lipid interface induces a highly dynamic folded state in apocytochrome c and cytochrome c, which may represent a common folding intermediate.
In this study, we have used CD and NMR techniques to investigate the secondary structure of (apo-) cytochrome c both in solution… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Measurement of subnanosecond anisotropy decays of protein fluorescence using frequency-domain fluorometry.
We report the first anisotropy decays of protein fluorescence obtained using a frequency-domain fluorometer. The ultraviolet… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Endothelium-dependent vasodilation by melittin: are lipoxygenase products involved?
Vascular relaxation in response to acetylcholine and other vasodilator compounds has been shown to depend on intact endothelial… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Infrared spectroscopic study of the secondary structure of melittin in water, 2-chloroethanol, and phospholipid bilayer dispersions.
The conformations of melittin, an amphipathic polypeptide consisting of 26 amino acid residues, and its hydrophobic (residues 1… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Inhibition by melittin of phospholipid-sensitive and calmodulin-sensitive Ca2+-dependent protein kinases.
Effects of melittin, an amphipathic polypeptide, on various species of protein kinases were investigated. It was found that… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Interaction of soluble and membrane proteins with monolayers of glycosphingolipids.
1. The interactions of four proteins (albumin, myelin basic protein, melittin and glycophorin) with eight neutral or acidic… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Unifying description of the effect of membrane proteins on lipid order. Verification for the melittin/dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine system.
The effect of melittin on lipid order in dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers is investigated by means of Raman spectroscopy… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Dipolar relaxation in proteins on the nanosecond timescale observed by wavelength-resolved phase fluorometry of tryptophan fluorescence.
We used phase fluorometry to investigate the wavelength dependence of the fluorescence lifetimes of N-acetyl-L-tryptophanamide… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Activation of membrane-bound kallikrein and renin in the kidney.
Rat kidney contains membrane-bound renin (EC 3.4.99.19) and kallikrein (EC 3.4.21.8). Kallikrein activity was measured by a… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Determination of toxin-induced leakage of different-size nucleotides through the plasma membrane of human diploid fibroblasts
Human diploid lung fibroblasts were treated with cytolytic bacterial toxins and the nature of the membrane damage was…