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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 16174

MELITTIN

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
1

Resolved substance identity

CAS:20449-79-0
Ingredient index records:
MELITTIN
Cosmetic functions: ANTI-SEBUM

MELT

1 matched or reported name
MELITTIN

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name MELITTIN.

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 20449-79-0
CAS 20449-79-0PubChem CID 16129627

Melitten

Melittin is the main component of bee venom. It is a powerful stimulator of phospholipase A2 and also exhibits potent anti-microbial activity. (L1014) — Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)

IUPAC name
2-[[5-amino-2-[[2-[[6-amino-2-[[2-[[6-amino-2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[2-[[1-[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[2-[[6-amino-2-[[2-[[2-[2-[[2-[[2-[(2-aminoacetyl)amino]-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]acetyl]amino]propanoylamino]-3-methylbutanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]hexanoyl]amino]-3-methylbutanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxybutanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxybutanoyl]amino]acetyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]propanoylamino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-hydroxypropanoyl]amino]-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoyl]amino]-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]hexanoyl]amino]-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]hexanoyl]amino]-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoyl]amino]pentanediamide
Molecular formula
C131H229N39O31
Molecular weight
2846.5 g/mol
Exact mass
2845.7575265 Da
XLogP3
-2.7
Topological polar surface area
1150.0 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
41
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
37
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

RefChem:925456Melittin IMellitinMelittin-TEINECS 253-417-7TOX-70001-PITP1299H-GIGAVLKVLTTGLPALISW IKRKRQQ-NH2
3 more reported names
LS-15546Melittin - CAS 37231-28-0 - CalbiochemH-Gly-Ile-Gly-Ala-Val-Leu-Lys-Val-Leu-Thr-Thr-Gly-Leu-Pro-Ala-Leu-Ile-Se r-Trp-Ile-Lys-Arg-Lys-Arg-Gln-Gln-NH2
External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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