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Conkazal-M1 from the MKAVA family of conotoxins: A dual-function protease inhibitor and neuroactive peptide. [PDF]

Protein Sci
Abstract Marine cone snails produce a diverse array of bioactive peptides, known as conotoxins, in their venom. Given their high target potency and specificity, conotoxins are attractive compounds for the development of precision research tools and pharmacological agents.
Hackney CM, Koch TL, Ryding NL, Rogalski A, Chase K, Giglio ML, Espino SS, Acyatan ZG, Watkins M, Olivera BM, Safavi-Hemami H, Teilum K, Ellgaard L.   +12 more
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Evaluation of the microbiological and chemical aspects of autochthonous wild snails in Sardinia

Italian Journal of Food Safety, 2022
This study was conducted to acquire knowledge on the epidemiology and ecology of some zoonotic agents in snails. Chemical and microbiological analysis was carried out on 46 samples of snails belonging to the species of Helix aspersa and Helix (Eobania ...
Valentina Coroneo, Luisa Marras, Valerio Giaccone, Daniele Conficoni, Silvana Anna Stefania Brignardello, Elisa Bissacco, Claudio Trapella, Andrea Alogna, Valentina Gentili, Antonio Parisi, Federica Loi, Stefano Cappai, Margherita Pisanu, Maria Paola Cogoni   +13 more
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The content of fatty acids in the meat of snails by the action of heat processing

Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького: Серія Ветеринарні науки, 2019
Increasing food production and improving their quality is one of the main problems facing the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine in modern conditions.
I. S. Danilova
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HELIX: A data-driven characterization of Brazilian land snails

Anais do XXXVI Simpósio Brasileiro de Banco de Dados (SBBD 2021), 2021
Decision-support systems benefit from hidden patterns extracted from digital information. In the specific domain of gastropod characterization, morphometrical measurements support biologists in the identification of land snail specimens. Although snails can be easily identified by their excretory and reproductive systems, the after-death mollusk body ...
Marcelo N. Almeida, Rodolfo Alves de Oliveira, Luiz Olmes, Gustavo S. Semaan, Daniel de Oliveira, Lúcio Santos, Marcos Bedo   +6 more
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Influence of the technology of processing of meat of snails in anabiosis on the content of toxic elements

Ukrainian Journal of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, 2019
An important problem today is the pollution of the territory of Ukraine with heavy metals: lead, cadmium, copper, zinc and others. Relevance of the topic is that nowadays the issues of safety and quality control are not fully resolved in the country, as ...
I. V. Zabarna, I. V. Jacenko
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Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of Irradiated Grape Snails (Helix pomatia) and Investigation of Biophysical Parameters

Molecules, 2023
A study of grape snails (Helix pomatia) using the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy method, where shells were exposed to ionizing gamma radiation, indicated that the effect of radiation up to certain doses results in the emergence of ...
Aygun Nasibova, Rovshan Khalilov, Mahammad Bayramov, İslam Mustafayev, Aziz Eftekhari, Mirheydar Abbasov, Taras Kavetskyy, Gvozden Rosić, Dragica Selakovic   +8 more
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Reversal of age-related learning deficiency by the vertebrate PACAP and IGF-1 in a novel invertebrate model of aging: the pond snail (Lymnaea Stagnalis) [PDF]

, 2014
With the increase of life span, nonpathological age-related memory decline is affecting an increasing number of people. However, there is evidence that age-associated memory impairment only suspends, rather than irreversibly extinguishes, the intrinsic ...
Alexander, Audesirk, Chaudhury, D. Regl di, Delcourt, Du, G. Kemenes, Hattiangady, Hermann, Hernadi, I. Kemenes, J  zsa, Kemenes, Kemenes, Lee, Markowska, Otto, Otto, Patel, Patel, Pavlopoulos, Pirger, Pirger, Pirger, Roberto, S. Naskar, Sacchetti, Shioda, Silhol, Tamas, Telegdy, Vaudry, Watson, Watson, Yang, Yeoman, Z. Laszlo, Z. Pirger, Zhang   +38 more
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Study of toxicness of snails meat on biological model

Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького: Серія Ветеринарні науки, 2019
Snails can be found in any part of the planet. They belong to the class of gastropods, which includes terrestrial, freshwater, marine snails. Their ancestors are some of the most ancient species of the fauna.
I. S. Danilova
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Toxic and Potentially Toxic Mineral Elements of Edible Gastropods Land Snails (Mediterranean Escargot)

Toxics, 2023
The meat of snails can be considered a high-quality food for the human diet and demand is already increasing across Europe. Due to the bioaccumulation of trace elements in their tissues, land snails can be a significant tool also for environmental ...
Roberta Tardugno, Antonino Virga, Vincenzo Nava, Federica Mannino, Andrea Salvo, Francesco Monaco, Mario Giorgianni, Nicola Cicero   +7 more
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Effect of extracts from eggs of Helix aspersa maxima and Helix aspersa aspersa snails on Caco-2 colon cancer cells [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Background Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer. Natural compounds, administered together with conventional chemotherapeutic agent(s) and/or radiotherapy, may be a novel element in the combination therapy of this cancer ...
Magdalena Matusiewicz, Karolina Marczak, Barbara Kwiecińska, Julia Kupis, Klara Zglińska, Tomasz Niemiec, Iwona Kosieradzka   +6 more
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