Qualitative and Quantitative Saponin Contents in Five Sea Cucumbers from the Indian Ocean
To avoid predation, holothuroids produce feeding-deterrent molecules in their body wall and viscera, the so-called saponins. Five tropical sea cucumber species of the family Holothuriidae were investigated in order to study their saponin content in two different organs, the body wall and the Cuvieri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Marine Drugs |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/8/1/173/ |