Standardization of the Manufacturing Process of Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture Containing Melittin as the Active Ingredient

Figure 4

Determination of the purity of the separated melittin (a) and comparison with standard commercial melittin (b). In the comparison with the melittin standard, the purity was 99.4%, and the melittin content of purified bee venom was 99% higher than the commercial standard.

(a) Melittin standard

(b) Isolated melittin from bee venom purity