Q111: Which bioactive metabolites can be isolated from sea cucumbers ? - Aquaculture and Marine Biotechnology - Fish Biotechnology- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024 | Agrigyan
Bioactive Marine Natural Products from Echinoderms:
Sea cucumbers (Class Holothuroidea) produce distinctive secondary metabolites known as Holothurins, which are triterpene glycosides (saponins).
These saponins function as chemical defense mechanisms against predators and fouling organisms and demonstrate broad-spectrum antifungal, cytotoxic, antitumor, and hemolytic bioactivities.
nalysis:
(Saponin): Correct.
Correct option: (1) Saponin
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