Bee Venom Component Kills 'Sleeping Sickness' Bug
The Effects of Bee (Apis Mellifera) Venom Phospholipase A2 on Trypanosoma Brucei Brucei and Enterobacteria
Experimental Parasitology, Volume 119, Issue 2, June 2008, Pages 246-251
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2008/05/bee-venom-component-kills-sleeping.html
The potential role of phospholipases in trypanosomiasis was investigated using bee venom phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2) as a model. The effects of bvPLA2 on the survival of Trypanosoma brucei brucei, 2 h and 12 h cultures of Enterobacter cloacae, Escherichia coli, Citrobacter freundii were studied...
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