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 +6 more
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Helix aspersa aspersa flour: An evaluation for dietary supplementation [PDF]
HeliyonThis study assesses the nutritional composition and safety of lab-produced snail flour derived from Helix aspersa aspersa, an herbivorous pulmonated gastropod mollusc that occupies various trophic levels in food chains.
David Bongiorno +6 more
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Calorimetric Study of Helix aspersa Maxima Hemocyanin Isoforms [PDF]
Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2018 The thermal unfolding of hemocyanin isoforms, β-HaH and αD+N-HaH, isolated from the hemolymph of garden snails Helix aspersa maxima, was studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). One transition, with an apparent transition temperature (
Svetla Todinova +2 more
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Genotoxicity of Nicotiana tabacum leaves on Helix aspersa [PDF]
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2013 Tobacco farmers are routinely exposed to complex mixtures of inorganic and organic chemicals present in tobacco leaves. In this study, we examined the genotoxicity of tobacco leaves in the snail Helix aspersa as a measure of the risk to human health. DNA
Fernanda R. da Silva +10 more
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Pro-Angiogenetic Effects of Purified Extracts from Helix aspersa during Zebrafish Development [PDF]
Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2022 Helix aspersa is a species of land snail belonging to the Helicidae family, widespread in the Mediterranean and continental area up to Northern Europe.
Daniela Zizioli +8 more
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An 1H NMR- and MS-Based Study of Metabolites Profiling of Garden Snail Helix aspersa Mucus [PDF]
Metabolites, 2020 Metabolic profiling based on 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was applied with the aim to investigate the functional role of the metabolites in lyophilized mucus from the garden snail Helix aspersa.
Nikolay G. Vassilev +6 more
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Antimicrobial efficacy of Egyptian Eremina desertorum and Helix aspersa snail mucus with a novel approach to their anti-inflammatory and wound healing potencies [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Snail mucus is composed of bioactive compounds thought to have different biological properties for the treatment of some skin problems. Although Helix aspersa mucus is used in several cosmetic products, a detailed characterization of Eremina desertorum ...
Nessma A. EL-Zawawy, Mahy M. Mona
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Draft Genome Sequence of Weissella viridescens UCO-SMC3, Isolated from the Slime of Helix aspersa Müller Snails. [PDF]
Microbiol Resour Announc, 2019 This report describes the draft genome sequence of Weissella viridescens UCO-SMC3, isolated from Helix aspersa Müller slime. The reads were generated by a whole-genome sequencing (WGS) strategy on an Illumina MiSeq sequencer and were assembled into ...
Garcia-Cancino A +10 more
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Toxic effects of Helix aspersa snail egg hydrolyzates obtained by static in vitro digestion on Caco-2 colorectal adenocarcinoma cells [PDF]
Scientific ReportsColorectal cancer is the third most common cancer. Anticancer compounds obtained after the digestion of snail eggs may hurt the growth and development of colon cancer cells.
Magdalena Matusiewicz +5 more
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Nutritional Composition, Fatty Acids Profile, Mineral Content, Antioxidant Activity and Acute Toxicity of the Flesh of Helix aspersa Müller [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Humans consume snail flesh as part of their diet. To assess its nutritional value and toxicity, chemical analyses were conducted to confirm the presence of protein, total and reduced carbohydrates, fat, fatty acid composition and mineral components ...
Marouane Aouji +8 more
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