A study led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) shows that bee venom apitoxin alters the functioning of blood vessels, even at low concentrations. Researchers also identified an important ...

Central to this study is melittin, the active component of honeybee venom, which constitutes about half of the venom’s dry weight. Melittin is a 26-amino-acid peptide with a positive charge.

Melittin, meanwhile, was found to “completely destroy cancer cell membranes within 60 minutes,” according to Duffy. "We found both honeybee venom and melittin significantly, ...

Melittin in honeybee venom also had another remarkable effect; within 20 minutes, melittin was able to substantially reduce the chemical messages of cancer cells that are essential to cancer cell ...

Melittin forms pores in the cancer cell membranes which could potentially help the entry of other treatments into the cancer cell, to help destroy the cancer, according to the press release.

A specific component of bee sting venom, melittin, has been shown to destroy strains of HIV in lab cultures. What's False A bee sting on its own would have no antiviral effect, and even isolated ...

Melittin fortunately goes onto the nanoparticles very quickly and completely and remains on the nanobee until cell contact is made." The flexibility of nanobees and other nanoparticles made by the ...

Melittin is a widely studied membrane active peptide, or MAP, that interacts with cell membranes. Researchers are interested in melittin and other MAPs from animal venom because of their potential ...

Bee venom contains several ingredients with pharmaceutical potential. These include melittin, a peptide found in the European honey bee’s venom that has attracted scientists’ attention since the 1950s ...

As melittin sticks to the GUV, its surface area increases by up to 4.5 percent, as measured by the expanding column at left. When melittin loads reach a critical threshold, ...

Melittin's anti-tumor potential has been known for years, but it hasn't been used as a drug because it also attacks healthy cells, including vital red blood cells.