The membrane effects of melittin on gastric and colorectal cancer.

The cytotoxic effects of melittin, a bee-venom peptide, have been widely studied towards cancer cells. Typically, these studies have examined the effect of melittin over extended-time courses (6-24 hours), meaning that immediate cellular interactions have been overlooked. In this work, we demonstrat...

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Main Authors: Caroline Soliman, Sarah Eastwood, Vi Khanh Truong, Paul A Ramsland, Aaron Elbourne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224028