Has antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacterium S.aureus (MIC=3.79 uM), Gram-negative bacterium E.coli (MIC=7.81 uM) and yeasts C.krusei (MIC=26.3 uM) and C.neoformans (MIC=13.2 uM). Has hemolytic activity against rabbit erythrocytes. Forms pores in lipid bilayers in vitro; pore formation is reduced when cholesterol is present in the bilayers. Expressed by the venom gland. Belongs to the cationic peptide 04 (cupiennin) family. 05 subfamily.