Table 4.
Chemical components of bee venom.
| Bee Venom Components | Dry Weight% | |
|---|---|---|
| Peptides | Melittin | 40–50 |
| Apamine, MCD | 2–3 | |
| Secapine | 0.5–2 | |
| Minimine | 2 | |
| Pamine | 1–3 | |
| Adolapine | 0.5–1 | |
| Protease inhibitor | 0.1–0.8 | |
| Procamine (A, B), tertiapine, cardiopep, and melittin-F | 1–2 | |
| Proteins | Phospholipase A2 | 10–12 |
| Hyaluronidase | 1–2 | |
| Phosphatase and phospholipase B | 1 | |
| α-Glucosidase | 0–6 | |
| Sugars | Glucose and fructose | 2–4 |
| Minerals | Ca, Mg, and P | 3–4 |
| Amines | Aminobutyric acid, α-amino acids | 1 |
| Noradrenaline | 0.1–0.5 | |
| Histamine | 0.5–2 | |
| Dopamine | 0.2–1 | |
| Volatile compounds (pheromones) |
Complex ethers | 4–8 |