Weitere Untersuchungen zur Aminosäuresequenz des Melittins
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- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B
- Vol. 24 (1) , 33-35
- https://doi.org/10.1515/znb-1969-0110
Abstract
Melittin is the (main) toxic peptide of bee venom having a molecular weight of 2840, with a known sequence (s. fig. 1). Optical rotatory dispersion of non-crystalline melittin in aqueous solution suggests that the polypeptide chain is random, although 7% α-helix has been determined. These results are in agreement with the amino acid sequence of melittin and the assumption that the biological activity is attributable to its surface active character.Keywords
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