Title:Trehalose and its Diverse Biological Potential
Volume: 24
Issue: 6
Author(s): Eva Sharma, P.S. Shruti, Shagun Singh, Tashvinder Singh, Prabhsimran Kaur, Bhavana Jodha, Yashi Srivastava, Anjana Munshi*Sandeep Singh*
Affiliation:
- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Central University of Punjab,
Ghudda, Bathinda, India
- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Molecular Medicine Laboratory, Central University of Punjab,
Ghudda, Bathinda, India
Keywords:
Trehalose's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, polymorphs, PrPSc aggregates, biological potential, antiinflammatory.
Abstract: Trehalose, a disaccharide molecule of natural origin, is known for its diverse biological applications,
like in drug development, research application, natural scaffold, stem cell preservation,
food, and various other industries. This review has discussed one such diverse molecule ‘trehalose aka
mycose’, and its diverse biological applications with respect to therapeutics. Due to its inertness and
higher stability at variable temperatures, it has been developed as a preservative to store stem cells, and
later, it has been found to have anticancer properties. Trehalose has recently been associated with
modulating cancer cell metabolism, diverse molecular processes, neuroprotective effect, and so on.
This article describes the development of trehalose as a cryoprotectant and protein stabilizer as well as
a dietary component and therapeutic agent against various diseases. The article discusses its role in
diseases via modulation of autophagy, various anticancer pathways, metabolism, inflammation, aging
and oxidative stress, cancer metastasis and apoptosis, thus highlighting its diverse biological potential.