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melittin

pore-forming toxin in honey bees
ChemicalSubstance peptide Q424512
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melittin

Summary

melittin is a peptide[1]. melittin draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (peptide category, ranking #5 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • melittin's instance of is recorded as peptide[3].
  • melittin's instance of is recorded as protein fragment[4].
  • melittin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 20449-79-0[5].
  • melittin's EC number is recorded as 629-303-1[6].
  • melittin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCC(C)C(C(=O)NCC(=O)NC(C)C(=O)NC(C(C)C)C(=O)NC(CC(C)C)C(=O)NC(CCCCN)C(=O)NC(C(C)C)C(=O)NC(CC(C)C)C(=O)NC(C(C)O)C(=O)NC(C(C)O)C(=O)NCC(=O)NC(CC(C)C)C(=O)N1CCCC1C(=O)NC(C)C(=O)NC(CC(C)C)C(=O)NC(C(C)CC)C(=O)NC(CO)C(=O)NC(CC2=CNC3=CC=CC=C32)C(=O)NC(C(C)CC)C(=O)NC(CCCCN)C(=O)NC(CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)NC(CCCCN)C(=O)NC(CCCNC(=N)N)C(=O)NC(CCC(=O)N)C(=O)NC(CCC(=O)N)C(=O)N)NC(=O)CN[7].
  • melittin's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C131H229N39O31/c1-23-71(16)102(163-97(176)60-135)122(194)146-62-98(177)148-74(19)109(181)164-100(69(12)13)124(196)160-88(55-65(4)5)116(188)155-84(41-30-33-51-134)115(187)165-101(70(14)15)125(197)161-90(57-67(8)9)118(190)168-106(77(22)173)128(200)169-105(76(21)172)123(195)147-63-99(178)150-92(58-68(10)11)129(201)170-54-36-44-94(170)121(193)149-75(20)108(180)158-89(56-66(6)7)117(189)166-104(73(18)25-3)127(199)162-93(64-171)120(192)159-91(59-78-61-145-80-38-27-26-37-79(78)80)119(191)167-103(72(17)24-2)126(198)157-83(40-29-32-50-133)111(183)154-85(42-34-52-143-130(139)140)112(184)152-82(39-28-31-49-132)110(182)153-86(43-35-53-144-131(141)142)113(185)156-87(46-48-96(137)175)114(186)151-81(107(138)179)45-47-95(136)174/h26-27,37-38,61,65-77,81-94,100-106,145,171-173H,23-25,28-36,39-60,62-64,132-135H2,1-22H3,(H2,136,174)(H2,137,175)(H2,138,179)(H,146,194)(H,147,195)(H,148,177)(H,149,193)(H,150,178)(H,151,186)(H,152,184)(H,153,182)(H,154,183)(H,155,188)(H,156,185)(H,157,198)(H,158,180)(H,159,192)(H,160,196)(H,161,197)(H,162,199)(H,163,176)(H,164,181)(H,165,187)(H,166,189)(H,167,191)(H,168,190)(H,169,200)(H4,139,140,143)(H4,141,142,144)/t71-,72-,73-,74-,75-,76+,77+,81-,82-,83-,84-,85-,86-,87-,88-,89-,90-,91-,92-,93-,94-,100-,101-,102-,103-,104-,105-,106-/m0/s1[8].
  • melittin's InChIKey is recorded as VDXZNPDIRNWWCW-JFTDCZMZSA-N[9].
  • melittin's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₃₁H₂₂₉N₃₉O₃₁[10].
  • melittin's UniProt protein ID is recorded as P01501[11].
  • melittin's part of is recorded as apitoxin[12].
  • melittin's part of is recorded as Melittin family[13].
  • melittin's Commons category is recorded as Melittin[14].
  • melittin's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D008555[15].
  • melittin's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL412927[16].
  • melittin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0491r9[17].
  • melittin's UNII is recorded as 24VT8NVE75[18].
  • melittin's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 17290230[19].
  • melittin's PubChem CID is recorded as 16133648[20].
  • melittin's PubChem CID is recorded as 60207992[21].
  • melittin's KEGG ID is recorded as C11198[22].
  • melittin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D12.644.050.550[23].
  • melittin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D12.644.066.500.550[24].
  • melittin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D12.776.543.695.054.550[25].
  • melittin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D20.888.065.115.580[26].
  • melittin's MeSH tree code is recorded as D23.946.833.065.115.580[27].

Why It Matters

melittin draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (peptide category, ranking #5 of 12).[2] melittin has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] melittin is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ECHA Substance Infocard database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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