Apitoxin
Apitoxin, or honey bee venom, is a cytotoxic and hemotoxic bitter colorless liquid containing proteins, which may produce local inflammation. It may have similarities to sea nettle toxin.[1]
Components
The main component is melittin, amounting to 52% of venom peptides.[2] Adolapin contributes 2–5% of the peptides.[3]
Research
Apitoxins are under preliminary research for their potential biological effects, such as in cancer.[4]
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See also
- Apitherapy
- Bee sting
- Beekeeping
- Hive management
- Honeybee
- Wasp venoms
References
- Czarnetzki, B. M.; Thiele, T.; Rosenbach, T. (February 1990). "Evidence for leukotrienes in animal venoms". Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 85 (2): 505–509. doi:10.1016/0091-6749(90)90162-W. PMID 1968071.
- Meier J, White J (1995). Clinical toxicology of animal venoms and poisons. CRC Press, Inc. ISBN 0-8493-4489-1.
- "Adolapin". Comparative Toxicogenomics Database, MDI Biological Laboratory and North Carolina State University. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- Chaisakul, J; Hodgson, W. C; Kuruppu, S; Prasongsook, N (2016). "Effects of Animal Venoms and Toxins on Hallmarks of Cancer". Journal of Cancer. 7 (11): 1571–1578. doi:10.7150/jca.15309. PMC 4964142. PMID 27471574.
External links
- Apitoxin at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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