Profiling And Potential Use Of Bioactive Molecules From The Skin Mucus Of Two Cat Fishes From India

Abstract

Fish skin mucus layers are the main surface of exchange between fish and the environment, and they possess important biological and ecological functions. It comprises of diverse bioactive metabolites which plays an immense role in defense mechanisms and other important cellular activities for the fish. Present study aims to screen the unexplored skin mucus extract of two catfishes from India namely, Ompok pabda and Pangasianodon hypophthalmus. Profiling of the skin mucus of both the species was carried out by High Resolution-Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HR-LCMS) to investigate the composition and properties of cutaneous secretions and their potential uses are also discussed.