Human health and snails

V Dhiman, D Pant - Journal of Immunoassay and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Snails can provide a considerable variety of bioactive compounds for cosmetic and
pharmaceutical industries, useful for the development of new formulations with less toxicity …

Production of Tyrian purple indigoid dye from tryptophan in Escherichia coli

J Lee, J Kim, JE Song, WS Song, EJ Kim… - Nature chemical …, 2021 - nature.com
Tyrian purple, mainly composed of 6, 6'-dibromoindigo (6BrIG), is an ancient dye extracted
from sea snails and was recently demonstrated as a biocompatible semiconductor material …

Recent use of natural animal dyes in various field

A AlAshkar, AG Hassabo - Journal of Textiles, Coloration and …, 2021 - journals.ekb.eg
Natural dyes have been used for dyeing, painting, printing, and decoration since the dawn of
time. However, with the manufacturing of synthetic dyes in the nineteenth century, it was …

Nutraceutical and Medicinal Importance of Marine Molluscs

YAT Ngandjui, TT Kereeditse, I Kamika, LM Madikizela… - Marine Drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
Marine molluscs are of enormous scientific interest due to their astonishing diversity in terms
of their size, shape, habitat, behaviour, and ecological roles. The phylum Mollusca is the …

Anti-inflammatory activity and structure-activity relationships of brominated indoles from a marine mollusc

TB Ahmad, D Rudd, J Smith, M Kotiw, P Mouatt… - Marine Drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
Marine molluscs are rich in biologically active natural products that provide new potential
sources of anti-inflammatory agents. Here we used bioassay guided fractionation of extracts …

One-pot selective biosynthesis of Tyrian purple in Escherichia coli

F Li, Q Chen, H Deng, S Ye, R Chen, JD Keasling… - Metabolic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Tyrian purple (6, 6′-Dibromoindigo) is an ancient precious dye, which possesses
remarkable properties as a biocompatible semiconductor material. Recently, biosynthesis …

Brominated indoles from a marine mollusc inhibit inflammation in a murine model of acute lung injury

TB Ahmad, D Rudd, K Benkendorff, LK Mahdi… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
New drug leads for the treatment of inflammation are urgently needed. Marine molluscs are
widely used as traditional medicines for the treatment of inflammation. Here we report the …

Volatile and bioactive compounds in opercula from Muricidae molluscs supports their use in ceremonial incense and traditional medicines

BD Nongmaithem, P Mouatt, J Smith, D Rudd… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Muricidae molluscs are the source of a valuable purple dye that was traded as a luxury item
in the Mediterranean region and by the late Byzantine was reserved for royalty and priests …

Ocean warming and heat stress impact molecules of keystone significance in a predatory marine gastropod

R Valles-Regino, P Mouatt, LH Yee… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Water temperature is a major abiotic driver, controlling the rates and nature of biochemical
reactions and subsequently affecting the physiology of marine organisms. However …

Mapping insoluble indole metabolites in the gastrointestinal environment of a murine colorectal cancer model using desorption/ionisation on porous silicon imaging

DA Rudd, K Benkendorff, C Chahal, T Guinan… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Indole derivatives are a structurally diverse group of compounds found in food, toxins,
medicines, and produced by commensal microbiota. On contact with acidic stomach …