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Biotechnological Activities of Holothuria papillifera Mortensen, 1938 Inhabiting the Suez Gulf (Northern Red Sea), Egypt

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Marine organisms are vast sources of bioactive components, with  holothorians, or sea cucumbers being one of these sources. Therefore, sea cucumber specimens were examined as a promising source of natural substances that can be used as antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, and antitumor agents. Holothuria papillifera wascollected fromZaafarana, Ras Ghareb, and Altur stations and employed as a biological weapon against some pathogens. H. papillifera extracts showed high activity as antibacterial extracts against Staph. aureus and Enterococcus faecalis (Gram+ve), Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, and Klebsiella pneumoniae (Gram-ve). It also exhibited positive antifungal efficacy against Candida albicans and revealed moderate activity against liver cancer cells and a weak activity against breast cancer cells. Alternatively, H. papillifera crude extract has weak antiviral activity against CoxB4 and very weak antiviral efficacy against HAV (hepatitis A virus). Moreover, our results proved that H. papillifera extract had anti-inflammatory effects and exhibited antioxidant power. In conclusion, H. papillifera has broad antimicrobial activity against many pathogens, as well as antioxidant, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, among others. It is recommended to explain and characterize the composition of the bioactive compounds of H. papillifera to be included in the pharmaceutical industry

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10.21608/ejabf.2024.374268

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Cytotoxicity, Antimicrobial, Anti-inflammatory, Red Sea, Holothuria papillifera

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Moustafa E.

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Mohamed et al.

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28

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4

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48991

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2024-07-01

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2024-08-15

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2024-07-01

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1,327

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1,344

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1110-6131

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2536-9814

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Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries

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Biotechnological Activities of Holothuria papillifera Mortensen, 1938 Inhabiting the Suez Gulf (Northern Red Sea), Egypt

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23 Dec 2024