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Melittin, the main constituent of bee venom, is a powerful lytic agent, able to induce a conspicuous disruption of lipid membrane systems (1,2,3).
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Strom, R., Crifoó, C., Viti, V., Guidoni, L., Podo, F. (1980). On the Structure of in Melittin in Aqueous Solutions and upon Interaction with Membrane Model Systems. In: Borsellino, A., Omodeo, P., Strom, R., Vecli, A., Wanke, E. (eds) Developments in Biophysical Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1077-8_13
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