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The presence of triterpene glycosides in such high organized animals as the sea cucumbers is very interesting. About 100 chemical structures of these substances have been elucidated and more than half of them have been established in our laboratory [1]. Here we discuss some peculiarities of the structures, taxonomical distribution, biological activities, as well as biological roles and possible evolutionary pathways of these glycosides.
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Kalinin, V.I., Avilov, S.A., Stonik, V.A. (2000). Triterpene Glycosides from Sea Cucumbers (Holothurioidea): Structure, Function and Evolution. In: Oleszek, W., Marston, A. (eds) Saponins in Food, Feedstuffs and Medicinal Plants. Proceedings of the Phythochemical Society of Europe, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9339-7_16
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