Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Proteins Extracted from Seven Different Snails
Snails have been used both as a food and as a treatment for a variety of medicinal conditions. In this study, seven different snail proteins were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity. Fresh water and land snails of seven different live species were collected and identified. Crude proteins were...
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| description | Snails have been used both as a food and as a treatment for a variety of medicinal conditions. In this study, seven different snail proteins were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity. Fresh water and land snails of seven different live species were collected and identified. Crude proteins were extracted from seven different snails. The extracted proteins were estimated using Bradford’s method and snail proteins were displayed using a sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis. The seven different snail proteins were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against various pathogenic bacterial and fungal cultures by agar well diffusion method and MIC (Minimum Inhibitory Concentration). One of the most active, crude proteins was from land snail Cryptozona bistrialis and its protein was capable of completely inhibiting the development of pathogenic bacterial and fungal cultures. This study shows that the land snail C. bistrialis proteins could be used as an antibiotic in biomedical research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d186515c9c94c89b94a45240511be342022-12-22T02:59:38ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172018-08-0188136210.3390/app8081362app8081362Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Proteins Extracted from Seven Different SnailsSelvakumari Ulagesan0Hak Jun Kim1Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, KoreaDepartment of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, KoreaSnails have been used both as a food and as a treatment for a variety of medicinal conditions. In this study, seven different snail proteins were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity. Fresh water and land snails of seven different live species were collected and identified. Crude proteins were extracted from seven different snails. The extracted proteins were estimated using Bradford’s method and snail proteins were displayed using a sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis. The seven different snail proteins were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against various pathogenic bacterial and fungal cultures by agar well diffusion method and MIC (Minimum Inhibitory Concentration). One of the most active, crude proteins was from land snail Cryptozona bistrialis and its protein was capable of completely inhibiting the development of pathogenic bacterial and fungal cultures. This study shows that the land snail C. bistrialis proteins could be used as an antibiotic in biomedical research.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/8/1362antibacterial activityantifungal activitysnailminimum inhibitory concentration |
| spellingShingle | Selvakumari Ulagesan Hak Jun Kim Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Proteins Extracted from Seven Different Snails Applied Sciences antibacterial activity antifungal activity snail minimum inhibitory concentration |
| title | Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Proteins Extracted from Seven Different Snails |
| title_full | Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Proteins Extracted from Seven Different Snails |
| title_fullStr | Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Proteins Extracted from Seven Different Snails |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Proteins Extracted from Seven Different Snails |
| title_short | Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Proteins Extracted from Seven Different Snails |
| title_sort | antibacterial and antifungal activities of proteins extracted from seven different snails |
| topic | antibacterial activity antifungal activity snail minimum inhibitory concentration |
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