octadecapeptide

English

Etymology

From octadeca- +‎ peptide.

Noun

octadecapeptide (plural octadecapeptides)

1. A polypeptide containing eighteen amino acid moieties
   • 2015 August 8, Victoria Monge-Fuentes et al., “Neuroactive compounds obtained from arthropod venoms as new therapeutic platforms for the treatment of neurological disorders”, in The Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases‎^[1], volume 21, →DOI:

     Even though it has not been tested yet on specific models of AD, apamin, a stable octadecapeptide isolated from bee Apis mellifera, has been proven an important tool in learning and memory studies as it is considered a blocker of small conductance calcium-activated K + channels in the CNS.