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Therapeutic potential of crude protein extracts from two Egyptian freshwater snails Lanistes carinatus and Bellamya unicolor

Source: Nature - Biotechnology • Published: 04 Jul 2026, 00:00

Therapeutic potential of crude protein extracts from two Egyptian freshwater snails Lanistes carinatus and Bellamya unicolor

Assessment of crude protein extracts from Egyptian freshwater snails for antimicrobial, antibiofilm, antioxidant enzyme activity and peptide composition.

Key Takeaways
  • Crude protein extracts had low SOD, catalase, and GST activities, slightly higher in L
  • Both extracts inhibited Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus; L
  • Extracts showed selective cytotoxicity against specific cancer cell lines and contained 26 short peptides
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