Mastoparan

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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. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Higashijima, Tsutomu (May 1988). "Mastoparan, a Peptide Toxin from Wasp Venom, Mimics Receptors by Activating GTP-binding Regulatory Proteins (G Proteins)". Journal of Biological Chemistry.