CHEBI:78506 - mastoparans

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ChEBI Name mastoparans
ChEBI ID CHEBI:78506
Definition A group of cytoactive tetradecapeptide found in wasp venoms. They cause the degranulation of mast cells.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Biological Role(s): venom
A toxin used by animals and injected into their victims by a bite or sting.
animal metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in animals that include diverse creatures from sponges, insects to mammals.
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Outgoing mastoparans (CHEBI:78506) has role animal metabolite (CHEBI:75767)
mastoparans (CHEBI:78506) has role venom (CHEBI:78505)
mastoparans (CHEBI:78506) is a polypeptide (CHEBI:15841)
Incoming mastoparan (CHEBI:78496) is a mastoparans (CHEBI:78506)
mastoparan-A (CHEBI:78509) is a mastoparans (CHEBI:78506)
mastoparan-AF (CHEBI:78507) is a mastoparans (CHEBI:78506)
mastoparan-B (CHEBI:78511) is a mastoparans (CHEBI:78506)
mastoparan-D (CHEBI:78514) is a mastoparans (CHEBI:78506)
mastoparan-M (CHEBI:78518) is a mastoparans (CHEBI:78506)
mastoparan-V (CHEBI:78519) is a mastoparans (CHEBI:78506)
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09 May 2014