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Progress in Research on Main Bioactive Constituents of Sea Cu cumber

GUO Ying-ying, DING Yan, XU Fei-fei, LIU Bao-yue, KOU Zi-nong, ZHU Jing-bo   

  1. 1. College of Food Science, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China;
    2. Institute of Chemistry and Applications of Plant Resources, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China;
    3. Instrumental Analysis Center, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
  • Online:2014-08-15 Published:2014-08-25

Abstract:

Sea cucumber is a kind of dietary delicacy and is also an important ingredient in Asian traditional medicinesover many centuries. It contains many bioactive components, such as polysaccharide, sea cucumber saponins, cerebrosideand ganglioside. Sea cucumber possesses anti-tumor, anti-cancer, immuno-enhancing and antibacterial activities. Theobjective of this paper is to summarize the molecular structures and biological activities of main bioactive components in seacucumber and to propose a scientific basis for reasonable application of sea cucumber resources.

Key words: sea cucumber, molecular structures, biological activity

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