Research Article

Extraction and Characterization of Organ Components of the Malaysian Sea Cucumber Holothuria leucospilota Yielded Bioactives Exhibiting Diverse Properties

Table 2

Concentrations of groups of bioactive components in body wall (BW) extracts of sea cucumber, H. leucospilota sampled from Peninsular Malaysia from a study by [19].

Compound groupConcentration of SampleApproximate
(mg/g)Quantity
(% total)

Phenolics4.58 ± 0.002 mg GAE/g79.79
Flavonoids0.84 ± 0.000 mg RE/g14.63
Saponins0.32 ± 0.002 mg DE/g5.58

Values represent mean of 3 replicate determinations ± SD.
GAE: gallic acid equivalent (mg GAE/g); RE: rutin equivalent (mg RE/g); DE: diosgenin equivalent (mg DE/g).