Volume 4, Issue 4 (9-2018)
Abstract
Aims: Antiviral activity and effect of methanol and diethyl ether extracts from different parts of sea cucumber (Holothuria leucospilota) against HIV-1 were assessed on human oral epidermoid carcinoma cells (KB) and Human embryonic kidney 293T cells (HEK293T).
Materials & Methods: Sea cucumber was collected at a depth of 10-30 m (Persian Gulf). Extracts were prepared by diethyl ether and methanol solvents. The antiviral activity of each extract was evaluated by inhibition of single-cycle HIV-1 (SCR HIV-1) p24 Core antigen production in HeLa cells and cellular toxicity of different extracts were assessed, using a cell proliferation XTT kit.
Findings: Antiviral activity of each extract showed that some concentrations were able to inhibit the replication of HIV-1. Diethyl ether extract of body wall with 2.79 TI index displayed the highest antiviral activity as well as less effect.
Conclusion: This study showed that crude extracts of Holothuria leucospilota, especially methanol and diethyl ether extracts of digestive organs and body wall and antiviral activity, respectively.
Maryam Farsimadan, Laleh Roomiani,
Volume 10, Issue 2 (4-2021)
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant effect of cucumber hydrolyzed protein (Holothuria leucospilota) and its effect on microbial and chemical properties of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) at refrigerator temperature. Enzymatic digestion of cucumber muscle was performed using alkalase enzyme (1.5% of weight of raw material, 55 °C and 4hr). Surimi was prepared from silver carp fillet and added to it at two concentrations of 0.5 and 0.1 mg/ kg of hydrolyzed protein. Antioxidant activity, peroxide value (PV), total volatile nitrogen bases (TVB-N), thiobarbituric acid (TBA), pH, volatile fatty acids (FFA), aerobic mesophilic bacterial count and psychrotroph bacteria on 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 days were performed. The rate of free radical scavenging by cucumber hydrolyzed protein at 0.5 and 0.1 mg/ kg was 92.24% and 62.11%, respectively, which showed a higher value than the commercial antioxidant BHT (p< 0.05). The amount of peroxide in the treatment was 0.1 mg/ kg until the ninth day and in the treatment of 0.5 mg/ kg until the twelfth day was within the allowable range. The results of TVB-N, TBA, FFA, aerobic mesophilic bacterial and psychrophilic bacteria in both treatments and on the days of the study did not exceed the allowable limit. This study showed that cucumber hydrolyzed protein is able to control bacterial load and oxidation process in silver carp surimi. Treatments containing cucumber hydrolyzed protein could increase the shelf life of surimi for 9 days compared to the control treatment.
