Therapeutic Values of Earthworm Species Extract from Azad Kashmir as Anticoagulant, Antibacterial, and Antioxidant Agents.
Rozina Ghulam MustafaAndleeb Dr SaiqaJorge DomínguezMadiha JamilSaira ManzoorSamna WazirBushra ShaheenAsma ParveenRida KhanShaukat AliNazish Mazhar AliFatima JalalSadaf Azad RajaPublished in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2022)
The coelomic fluid of earthworms possessed several bioactive compounds/enzymes/antioxidants that play an important role in the bacterial inhibition and act as anticoagulant agents. Therefore, the development of new therapeutic drugs from invertebrates could be effective and potential for the prevention of the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria.