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- Title
Antimicrobial properties of terrestrial snail and slug mucus.
- Authors
Cilia, Giovanni; Fratini, Filippo
- Abstract
Snail and slug mucus is a viscous-elastic substance secreted by specific glands with adhesive and lubricants properties that allows them to adhere tenaciously to many different surfaces. It has been used since ancient times for care and human health and it is still very important in traditional and folkloristic medicine. Recently, mucus from snail and slugs and its protein and components have been subjected to some investigations on their antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal activity due to extensive traditional uses and for a future application in medicine. Antimicrobial activities of crude mucus, and its components, against different microorganism have been reported, showing antimicrobial activities that lead their potential employment in several fields as natural additives. The purpose of this Review is to summarize the results of antimicrobial studies of snail and slug mucus and its compounds from the first scientific applications to the isolation of the single components in order to better understand its application and propose an employment in future studies as a natural antimicrobial agent.
- Subjects
ADHESIVES; BACTERIA; FUNGI; LUBRICATION &; lubricants; MOLLUSKS; MUCUS; TISSUE extracts; TRADITIONAL medicine; VIRUSES
- Publication
Journal of Complementary & Integrative Medicine, 2018, Vol 15, Issue 3, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1553-3840
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/jcim-2017-0168