Description

Melittin free acid is a basic 26-amino-acid polypeptide, the major active ingredient of honeybee venom. Melittin free acid is an activator of phospholipase A2 (PLA2). Melittin free acid has broad-spectrum antifungal activity with MIC values of 0.4-60 μM. Melittin free acid hinders fungal growth by inducing cell apoptosis, repressing (1,3)-β-D-glucan synthase and participating in other pathways[1][2].—COVID-19-immunoregulation–C131H228N38O32—-[1]Hassid A, Levine L. Stimulation of phospholipase activity and prostaglandin biosynthesis by melittin in cell culture and in vivo. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1977.|[2]Memariani H, Memariani M. Anti-fungal properties and mechanisms of melittin. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2020 Aug;104(15):6513-6526.–123168-46-7–2847.45—-NC(CC[C@@H](C(O)=O)NC([C@H](CCC(N)=O)NC([C@H](CCCNC(N)=N)NC([C@H](CCCCN)NC([C@H](CCCNC(N)=N)NC([C@H](CCCCN)NC([C@H]([C@@H](C)CC)NC([C@@H](NC([C@H](CO)NC([C@H]([C@@H](C)CC)NC([C@H](CC(C)C)NC([C@H](C)NC([C@H]1N(CCC1)C([C@H](CC(C)C)NC(CNC([C@H]([C@H](O)C)NC([C@H]([C@H](O)C)NC([C@H](CC(C)C)NC([C@H](C(C)C)NC([C@H](CCCCN)NC([C@H](CC(C)C)NC([C@H](C(C)C)NC([C@H](C)NC(CNC([C@H]([C@@H](C)CC)NC(CN)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)CC2=CNC3=CC=CC=C23)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O–Infection–10 mM in DMSO–Apoptosis;Fungal;Phospholipase;Reactive Oxygen Species—-Anti-infection;Apoptosis;Immunology/Inflammation;Metabolic Enzyme/Protease;NF-κB–Peptides