Structural Elucidation of Novel Saponins in the Sea Cucumber Holothuria lessoni

Sea cucumbers are prolific producers of a wide range of bioactive compounds. This study aimed to purify and characterize one class of compound, the saponins, from the viscera of the Australian sea cucumber Holothuria lessoni. The saponins were obtained by ethanolic extraction of the viscera and enri...

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Main Authors: Yadollah Bahrami, Wei Zhang, Tim Chataway, Chris Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
ESI
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/8/4439