Ectoine as a promising protective agent in humans and animals
Adam Bownik
; Department of Biological Basis of Animal Production, Faculty of Biology, Animal Sciences and Bioeconomy,University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Zofia Stępniewska
; Department of Biochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
APA 6th Edition Bownik, A. i Stępniewska, Z. (2016). Ectoine as a promising protective agent in humans and animals. Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 67 (4), 260-264. https://doi.org/10.1515/aiht-2016-67-2837
MLA 8th Edition Bownik, Adam i Zofia Stępniewska. "Ectoine as a promising protective agent in humans and animals." Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, vol. 67, br. 4, 2016, str. 260-264. https://doi.org/10.1515/aiht-2016-67-2837. Citirano 28.02.2021.
Chicago 17th Edition Bownik, Adam i Zofia Stępniewska. "Ectoine as a promising protective agent in humans and animals." Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju 67, br. 4 (2016): 260-264. https://doi.org/10.1515/aiht-2016-67-2837
Harvard Bownik, A., i Stępniewska, Z. (2016). 'Ectoine as a promising protective agent in humans and animals', Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 67(4), str. 260-264. https://doi.org/10.1515/aiht-2016-67-2837
Vancouver Bownik A, Stępniewska Z. Ectoine as a promising protective agent in humans and animals. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. [Internet]. 2016 [pristupljeno 28.02.2021.];67(4):260-264. https://doi.org/10.1515/aiht-2016-67-2837
IEEE A. Bownik i Z. Stępniewska, "Ectoine as a promising protective agent in humans and animals", Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, vol.67, br. 4, str. 260-264, 2016. [Online]. https://doi.org/10.1515/aiht-2016-67-2837
Sažetak Ectoine is a compatible water molecule-binding solute (osmoprotectant) produced by several bacterial species in response to osmotic stress and unfavourable environmental conditions. This amino acid derivative can accumulate inside cells at high concentrations without interfering with natural processes and can protect the cell against radiation or osmotic stress. This brief review presents the current state of knowledge about the effects of ectoine on animals and focuses on its practical use for enzyme stabilisation, human skin protection, anti-inflammatory treatment, inhibitory effects in neurodegenerative diseases, and other therapeutic potential in human or veterinary medicine.