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The sting. Melittin forms channels in lipid bilayers.

Melittin, a toxin of bee venom, is a cationic polypeptide composed of 26 amino acids. The six residues of the C-terminal end are polar and 19 of the 20 residues of the N-terminal end are hydrophobic. Exposure of the lecithin bilayer to melittin results in the formation of channels that are more perm...

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Main Authors: Tosteson, M T, Tosteson, D C
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: 1981
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1327579/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6269667
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