Study of melittin-based pore formation also applies to anticancer drugs A new study by Rice University biophysicists offers the most comprehensive picture yet of the molecular-level action of melittin, the principal toxin in bee venom. The research could aid in the development of new drugs that use a similar mechanism as melittin’s to attack cancer and bacteria. The study appears this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This artist's visualization shows the structure of stable pores that are created by melittin peptides (orange) in a 3-D crystalline membrane.
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