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Mastoparan is a
peptide toxin from wasp venom. It has the
chemical structure Ile-Asn-Leu-Lys-Ala-Leu-Ala-Ala-Leu-Ala-Lys-Lys-Ile-Leu-NH2. The net effect...
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Their stinger injects an
especially potent venom that
contains mastoparan-M.
Mastoparans are
found in many bee and wasp venoms. They are
cytolytic peptides...
- the
release of
histamine due to the
various mastoparans that they contain.
However V.
orientalis mastoparan is the
interesting exception because it does...
- aurelin) many from
insects and
arthropods (e.g. cecropin, attacin, melittin,
mastoparan, drosomycin, thioester-containing
protein 1) amphibia,
frogs (magainin...
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phospholipase A2
activity by
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class of mast cell
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Mastoparan-Induced
Intracellular Ca2+
Fluxes May
Regulate Cell-to-Cell Communication...
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shown that the
venom of P.
paulista contains an
antimicrobial agent,
Mastoparan, that
inhibits all
developmental forms of
Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite...
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histidine kinase in the
islet beta cell:
evidence for its
regulation by
mastoparan, an
activator of G-proteins and
insulin secretion". Biochem. Pharmacol...
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yellow jackets (Ves**** vulgaris): a mast cell
degranulating peptide mastoparan and
phospholipase A1". Int. Arch.
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Sergio (2005). "Structural and
Biological Characterization of
Three Novel Mastoparan Peptides from the
Venom of the
Neotropical Social Wasp
Protopolybia Exigua...
