Mucins are a highly glycosylated protein family that are secreted by animals for adhesion, hydration, lubrication, and other functions. Despite their ubiquity, animal mucins are largely uncharacterized. Snails produce mucin proteins in their mucous for a wide array of biological functions, including microbial protection, adhesion and lubrication. Recently, snail mucins have also become a lucrative […]
If you think makeup and beauty treatments are obsessions of the millennials, you might want to rethink that. Since time immemorial, people have been obsessed with beautifying themselves and that often includes pushing boundaries with bizarre facials to nourish their skin. Call it bizarre or exotic, some of these facial treatments have been around for […]
The production of snails is a rather interesting direction for farmers, and the income per hectare is several tens of thousands of euros. Georgia has added to the list of countries that are allowed to export snails to the EU market, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement. This decision was made in accordance […]
Global food additives market with a check for USD 204,7 billion: The most expensive caviar in the world and biologically active food suTpplements from snail mucin. The global nutritional supplement market is estimated at US $ 136.2 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach US $ 204.7 billion by 2026, with a CAGR of […]
