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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"bee venom"”.
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The Relationship of Structure and Immunogenicity of the Bee-Venom Peptide Melittin
<p>Melittin, a bee-venom peptide of 26 amino acids, has well-known amphiphilic properties. These properties result in a number of interesting biophysical behaviors and defined quaternary structures; knowledge of these activities has been exploited to understand the relationship of structure and …
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A study of the biological activity of bee venom and its fractions with regard to cosmetic science and immunology
Apis mellifera venom has been used since antiquity to treat various ailments but scientific evidence to justify its therapeutic claims is incomplete. The venom has recently entered cosmetic usage as a mimetic ingredient to alleviate signs of facial aging. This study investigated the potential of …
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The use of metabolomics tools to assess the therapeutic natural products of honey and propolis from Malaysia and New Zealand
The bee products including honey, propolis, pollen, and bee venom have been reported to have therapeutic benefits in traditional and conventional medicine. Honey is collected from nectar which appeared as caramelised sugar, while propolis is mainly composed of plant resins and exudates that bees …
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Construction of a recombinant immunotoxin
… of therapeutically useful immunotoxins have been produced using recombinant gene technology. In general, this involves fusion of a toxin gene with sequence encoding a variety of clinically relevant proteins or peptides. Using these techniques a recombinant immunotoxin has been engineered by …
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Novel fusion proteins based on recombinant lectins for delivery of a cytotoxic peptide specifically to cancer cells
… the two glycan binding sites linked with wasp venom (Mastoparan) and honey bee venom (Melittin) through a cathepsin-B biodegradable spacer.Finally, the Lectin-Toxin fusions were screened against a range of cancer cell lines specifically WM-115 and WM 266-4 melanoma lines and a healthy …
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Fragments of the human antimicrobial LL-37 and their interaction with model membranes
… properties of melittin, an AMP from the bee venom, were demonstrated.