Melittin, Free acid

SKU: orb2692779

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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.

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Target	Fungal; Apoptosis Phospholipase Reactive Oxygen Species
Molecular Weight	2847.45
Protein Sequence	GIGAVLKVLTTGLPALISWIKRKRQ
Purity	≥95%

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Fungal; Apoptosis Phospholipase Reactive Oxygen Species

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