Drupella fragum
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| Drupella fragum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Drupella |
| Species: | D. fragum |
| Binomial name | |
| Drupella fragum (Blainville, 1832) | |
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Drupella fragum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Powerful antioxidants were found in the midgut gland of Drupella fragum; which were brominated hydroxyindoles; the main compound isolated was 6-bromo-5-hydroxyindole and its positional isomers, such as 6-bromo-4,5-dihydroxyindole and 6-bromo-4,7-dihydroxyindole.[2] Among other compounds, 6-methoxy-4,7-indoloquinone and 5-methyl-4,7-indoloquinone were also isolated.[3]
