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The Functional Components of Sea Cucumber and their Nutritional and Biological Activities

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Advances in Sea Cucumber Processing Technology and Product Development

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The sea cucumber is an important seafood that serves as both medicine and food in the Asian diet and is of great interest due to its diverse physiological regulatory functions. The nutritional efficacy and bioactivity of sea cucumber are related to the special structure of the nutrients and non-nutrient bioactive substances, also called “bioactive food components.” The main bioactive food components in sea cucumbers include proteins (collagens), peptides, sea cucumber saponins, and active lipids (phospholipids, glycolipids, and sterols). This chapter systematically introduces the physiological regulatory activities and nutritional health functions of different bioactive food components in sea cucumbers based on available research reports. These mainly include the alleviation of disorders related to glucose and lipid metabolism (metabolic syndrome), antioxidation, anticancer function, improvement of uric acidemia, anti-fatigue, and prevention and improvement of neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, etc.) associated with aging. Advances in research on the possible biological and molecular nutritional mechanisms underlying the role of bioactive components of sea cucumbers are also included. In addition, research progresses related to the differences in the structure and efficacy of different sea cucumber species and to similar bioactive components are also covered.

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