Biological Properties of the Mucus and Eggs of Helix aspersa Muller as a Potential Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Raw Material: A Preliminary Study.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, snail mucus (SM) has become popular as an active ingredient in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. In turn, snail eggs (SEs) also seem to be a promising active compound, but the biological activities of SEs are significantly less known. Therefore, our preliminary study aimed to compare the biological activities of the SEs and SM of Helix aspersa Müller. The metabolomic analysis (LC-MS technique), determination of the antimicrobial activity (agar diffusion test, broth microdilution methods), antioxidant activity (ABTS assay), cytotoxicity assay (MTT), and proapoptotic properties (flow cytometry) of the SEs and SM were evaluated. It was found that the SEs and SM contain 8005 and 7837 compounds, respectively. The SEs showed antibacterial activity against S. aureus

SUBMITTER: Herman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11432642 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature