Jelleine

Jelleine is a family of peptides, isolated from the royal jelly of Apis mellifera iberiensis, a subspecies of the honey bee. This new family has the potential to be used in the development of new drugs.

Discovery

Jelleines were first isolated in 2004 by the research group of Professor Mario Sergio Palma at São Paulo State University, Brazil. First, he collected royal jelly from a group of honey bee larvae and purified the results by reverse phase, high-performance liquid chromatography. This purified royal jelly showed antimicrobial activity against different bacteria. So far, four peptides have been found in this family, each one containing the carboxamide C-terminal.

Medical research

Jelleine exhibits antimicrobial activity against S. epidermidis.

References

  1. ↑ Lima, William Gustavo; Brito, Julio Cesar Moreira; Verly, Rodrigo Moreira; Lima, Maria Elena de (January 26, 2024). "Jelleine, a Family of Peptides Isolated from the Royal Jelly of the Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), as a Promising Prototype for New Medicines: A Narrative Review". Toxins. 16 (1): 24. doi:10.3390/toxins16010024. PMC 10819630. PMID 38251241.
  2. ↑ Fontana, Renato; Mendes, Maria Anita; de Souza, Bibiana Monson; Konno, Katsuhiro; César, Lílian Mari Marcondes; Malaspina, Osmar; Palma, Mario Sergio (June 26, 2004). "Jelleines: a family of antimicrobial peptides from the Royal Jelly of honeybees (Apis mellifera)". Peptides. 25 (6): 919–928. doi:10.1016/j.peptides.2004.03.016. PMID 15203237. S2CID 6839870.
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