Extraction, structure, pharmacological activities and applications of polysaccharides and proteins isolated from snail mucus

Copyright © 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..

Snail mucus had medical applications for wound healing as early as ancient Greece and the late Han Dynasty (China). A literature search found 165 modern research papers discussing the extraction methods, chemical compositions, pharmacological activities, and applications of snail mucus. Thus, this review summarized the research progress on the extraction, structure, pharmacological activities, and applications of polysaccharides and proteins isolated from snail mucus. The extraction methods of snail mucus include natural secretion and stimulation with blunt force, spray, electricity, un-shelling, ultrasonic-assisted, and ozone-assisted. As a natural product, snail mucus mainly comprises two polysaccharides (glycosaminoglycan, dextran), seven glycoproteins (mucin, lectin), various antibacterial peptides, allantoin, glycolic acid, etc. It has pharmacological activities that encourage cell migration and proliferation, and promote angiogenesis and have antibacterial, anti-oxidative and anticancer properties. The mechanism of snail mucus' chemicals performing antibacterial and wound-healing was proposed. Snail mucus is a promising bioactive product with multiple medical applications and has great potential in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. Therefore, this review provides a valuable reference for researching and developing snail mucus.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:258

Enthalten in:

International journal of biological macromolecules - 258(2024), Pt 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 128878

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhu, Kehan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhiyi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Guanqiang [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Jiangcen [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Tianyi [VerfasserIn]
Ain, Noor Ul [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xicheng [VerfasserIn]
Li, Duxin [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Glycosaminoglycans
Journal Article
Lectins
Polysaccharides
Review
Snail mucus
Wound healing

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.02.2024

Date Revised 08.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128878

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366323660