Protective compounds of tardigrades discovered in laboratory and space projects
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https://doi.org/10.69976/aspast.v2n1.3Keywords:
Tardigrada, Extremophile, Resistance, BioprotectionAbstract
Tardigrades are animals of interest in Astrobiology and are used as a model for the evaluation of life resistance. The aim of the present work is to detail the bioprotectants of tardigrades, based on space projects and their compromising applications. A search on space projects using tardigrades was carried out and 50 scientific articles were selected. The TARSE Project and TARDIKISS determined antioxidant compounds (superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase), DNA Associated Protein and Thermal Shock Protein. In conclusion, the bioprotectants enabled resistance to space and would be useful in agriculture, space medicine, space travel and regenerative medicine.
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