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Sea Cucumbers

Sumi, T. et al., Smith, M.J. et al., Ponomarenko, L.P. et al., Hatakeyama, T. et al., Hatakeyama, T. et al., et al.

Hatakeyama, Matsuo, Shiba, Nishinohara, Yamasaki, Sugawara, Aoyagi,

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High impact information on Sea Cucumbers

The hemolytic lectin CEL-III is a Ca2+-dependent, galactose/GalNAc-specific lectin purified from the marine invertebrate Cucumaria echinata (Holothuroidea) [1].
Polymerase chain reaction amplification, DNA cloning, and sequencing have been used to examine the relationships of the brittle stars (class: Ophiuroidea) and sea cucumbers (class: Holothuroidea) to the sea stars and sea urchins [2].
Highly acidic glycans from sea cucumbers. Isolation and fractionation of fucose-rich sulfated polysaccharides from the body wall of Ludwigothurea grisea [3].
The triterpene precursor of saponins in sea cucumbers has been identified as parkeol [lanost-9(11)-en-3 beta-ol] [1] [4].
Amino acid sequence and carbohydrate-binding analysis of the N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-specific C-type lectin, CEL-I, from the Holothuroidea, Cucumaria echinata [5].

Associations of Sea Cucumbers with chemical compounds

The presence of the toxins causes the alterations in membrane sterol compositions of toxic sea cucumbers in comparison with non-toxic species [6].
Purification and identification of N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) from the holothuroidea Gumi, Cucumaria echinata [7].
N-Glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc), precious sialic acid which could not be synthesized by a chemical method, occurrs in the body of holothuroidea, Gumi Cucumaria echinata [7].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Sea Cucumbers

Free sterol fractions from the holothurians (sea cucumbers) Synapta maculata, Cladolabes bifurcatus and Cucumaria sp. have been isolated and studied by HPLC, GLC, GLC-MS and NMR methods [8].

References

Oligomerization of the hemolytic lectin CEL-III from the marine invertebrate Cucumaria echinata induced by the binding of carbohydrate ligands. Hatakeyama, T., Furukawa, M., Nagatomo, H., Yamasaki, N., Mori, T. J. Biol. Chem. (1996) [Pubmed]
The phylogeny of echinoderm classes based on mitochondrial gene arrangements. Smith, M.J., Arndt, A., Gorski, S., Fajber, E. J. Mol. Evol. (1993) [Pubmed]
Highly acidic glycans from sea cucumbers. Isolation and fractionation of fucose-rich sulfated polysaccharides from the body wall of Ludwigothurea grisea. Mourão, P.A., Bastos, I.G. Eur. J. Biochem. (1987) [Pubmed]
In vivo and in vitro biosynthesis of saponins in sea cucumbers. Kerr, R.G., Chen, Z. J. Nat. Prod. (1995) [Pubmed]
Amino acid sequence and carbohydrate-binding analysis of the N-acetyl-D-galactosamine-specific C-type lectin, CEL-I, from the Holothuroidea, Cucumaria echinata. Hatakeyama, T., Matsuo, N., Shiba, K., Nishinohara, S., Yamasaki, N., Sugawara, H., Aoyagi, H. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. (2002) [Pubmed]
Toxins from sea cucumbers (holothuroids): chemical structures, properties, taxonomic distribution, biosynthesis and evolution. Stonik, V.A., Kalinin, V.I., Avilov, S.A. Journal of natural toxins. (1999) [Pubmed]
Purification and identification of N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) from the holothuroidea Gumi, Cucumaria echinata. Sumi, T., Sallay, I., Asakawa, M., Park, S.S., Miyazaki, M., Ohba, H. Prep. Biochem. Biotechnol. (2001) [Pubmed]
Free sterols from the holothurians Synapta maculata, Cladolabes bifurcatus and Cucumaria sp. Ponomarenko, L.P., Kalinovsky, A.I., Moiseenko, O.P., Stonik, V.A. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B, Biochem. Mol. Biol. (2001) [Pubmed]

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