Characterisation of a skin secretion with adhesive properties in the ground frog Eupsophus vertebralis (Alsodidae)

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dc.contributor.authorSuárez Villota, Elkin Y.
dc.contributor.authorTrovatti, Eliane
dc.contributor.authorContreras Rojas, Felipe Andrés.
dc.contributor.authorNúñez, José J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-27T17:35:47Z
dc.date.available2022-05-27T17:35:47Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-01
dc.description.abstractSome skin secretions with adhesive properties allow frogs to distract predators and escape; their nature is poorly studied. Here, we report the sticky skin secretion released by the Patagonian frog Eupsophus vertebralis when stressed. This secretion contained ~ 50% proteins spanning 25–250 kDa and required a fast setting time to turn into strong adhesive, which worked well on synthetic and biological materials. Lap-shear assays with Eupsophus glue secretion showed average shear strength of 3.34 MPa, comparable to cyanoacrylate (5.47 MPa). These properties suggest its biotechnological value for practical applications in industrial and medical sectors.es
dc.facultadFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía
dc.format.extent5 páginas
dc.format.extent951.4Kb
dc.format.mimetypePDF
dc.identifier.citationHerpetozoa, 34, 169-173.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.34.e68576
dc.identifier.issn1013-4425
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.udla.cl/xmlui/handle/udla/1103
dc.identifier.urihttps://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/
dc.language.isoenes
dc.publisherPensoft Publishers
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)
dc.sourceHerpetozoa
dc.subjectChilean Patagoniaes
dc.subjectCutaneous gluees
dc.subjectProteinaceous materiales
dc.subject.lcshAmphibians
dc.titleCharacterisation of a skin secretion with adhesive properties in the ground frog Eupsophus vertebralis (Alsodidae)es
dc.typeArtículoes
dc.udla.catalogadorCBM
dc.udla.indexSCOPUS
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