Activities of Venom Proteins and Peptides with Possible Therapeutic Applications from Bees and WASPS.
The variety of proteins and peptides isolated from honey bee venom and wasp venom includes melittin, adiapin, apamine, bradykinin, cardiopep, mast cell degranulating peptide, mastoparan, phospholipase A2 and secapin. Some of the activities they demonstrate may find therapeutic applications.
Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Plant Virology of Fujian Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China. 2578754211@qq.com.
Xiujuan
X
Ye
Department of Social Medicine, College of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China. 99819004@qq.com.
Suzhen
S
Guan
Jiwen
J
Liu
Charlene C W
CC
Ng
Gabriel H H
GH
Chan
School of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Sassoon Road, Hong Kong, China. stephens@hku.hk.
Stephen C W
SC
Sze
Kalin Y
KY
Zhang
Ryno
R
Naude
Krzysztof
K
Rolka
School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. tzibunng@cuhk.edu.hk.
Jack Ho
JH
Wong
Tzi Bun
TB
Ng
D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D001514:Bee Venoms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001516:Bees / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014862:Wasp Venoms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014863:Wasps / Q000378:metabolism*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001514:Bee Venoms; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010455:Peptides; D014862:Wasp Venoms