Displays significant potent antimicrobial activity against clinical isolates of Gram-negative multidrug resistant strains of E.coli, P.aeruginosa and A.baumanii with MIC values as low as 4.4 uM. Additionally, it displays low cytolytic and hemolytic activity against human erythrocytes reaching 50% hemolysis at 100 uM. Expressed by the venom gland. Adopts the characteristic alpha-helical amphipathic structure in TFE solution, but an unexpected random coil conformation in water. Is an unstable peptide when the venom is stored after milking. This produces a shorter peptide, named Vm36, which lacks the 8 amino acid residues at the N-terminus. Belongs to the non-disulfide-bridged peptide (NDBP) superfamily. Long chain multifunctional peptide (group 2) family.