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MeSH Heading: Melitten
Tree Number(s): D12.644.050.550; D12.644.066.500.550; D12.776.543.695.054.550; D20.888.065.115.580; D23.946.833.065.115.580
Unique ID: D008555
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008555
Annotation: /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Melittin; Mellitin
CAS Type 1 Name: Melittin (honeybee)
Previous Indexing: Bees (1973-1974); Peptides (1973-1974); Venoms (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under BEE VENOMS 1978-90; was see under VENOMS 1975-77
History Note: 91(75); was see under BEE VENOMS 1978-90; was see under VENOMS 1975-77
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2021/05/10

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Melitten MeSH Descriptor Data 2024