MeSH definition : A highly neurotoxic polypeptide from the venom of the honey bee (Apis mellifera).
It consists of 18 amino acids with two disulfide bridges and causes hyperexcitability
resulting in convulsions and respiratory paralysis.;
MeSH CAS label : apamin;
Registry Number MeSH : 24345-16-2;
MeSH annotation : /antag permitted but consider also ANTIVENINS;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apamin;
A highly neurotoxic polypeptide from the venom of the honey bee (Apis mellifera).
It consists of 18 amino acids with two disulfide bridges and causes hyperexcitability
resulting in convulsions and respiratory paralysis.