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On the other hand, no study has compared the in vivo efficacy of EGF products directly in terms of tissue regeneration and wound healing activity. The present study compared two commercial products, Heberprot-P75\u00ae and Easyef\u00ae, in terms of their tissue regeneration activity in adult zebrafish and the developmental speed of zebrafish embryos. Fluorescence spectroscopy showed that the two EGF products had different Trp fluorescence emission spectra: Easyef\u00ae showed a wavelength of maximum fluorescence (WMF) of 337 nm with weak fluorescence intensity (FI), while Heberprot-P75\u00ae showed WMF of 349 nm with a 4.1 times stronger FI than that of Easyef\u00ae. The WMF of Heberprot-P75\u00ae was quenched by adding singlet oxygen in ozonated oil, while the WMF of Easyef\u00ae was not quenched. Treatment with Heberprot-P75\u00ae induced greater embryo development speed with a higher survival rate after exposure to EGF in water and microinjection into embryos. Under normal diet (ND) consumption, Heberprot-P75\u00ae showed a 1.4 times higher tail fin regeneration activity than Easyef\u00ae during seven days from the intraperitoneal injection (10 \u03bcL, 50 \u03bcg\/mL) after amputating the tail fin. Under ND consumption and diabetic condition caused by streptozotocin (STZ) treatment, Heberprot-P75\u00ae showed 2.1 times higher tail fin regeneration activity than Easyef\u00ae from the same injection and amputation protocol. Under a high-cholesterol diet (HCD) alone, Heberprot-P75\u00ae showed 1.2 times higher tail fin regeneration activity than the Easyef\u00ae group and PBS group from the same injection and amputation. Under diabetic conditions (STZ-injected) and HCD consumption, the Heberprot-P75\u00ae group showed 1.7 and 1.5 times higher tail fin regeneration activity than the Easyef\u00ae group and PBS group, respectively, with a distinct and clean regeneration pattern. In contrast, the Easyef\u00ae group and PBS group showed ambiguous regeneration patterns with a severe fissure of the tail fin, which is a typical symptom of a diabetic foot. In conclusion, Heberprot-P75\u00ae and Easyef\u00ae have different Trp fluorescence properties in terms of the WMF and fluorescence quenching. Treatment of Heberprot-P75\u00ae induced a greater developmental speed of zebrafish embryos in both water exposure and microinjection. 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