title: Bioresources from echinoderms.
abstract: More than 6,500 species have been recorded in the phylum Echinodermata. A variety of biologically active substances have been isolated from the echinoderm species: saponins, glycolipids, carotenoids, porphyrins, naphthoquinones, venoms and others. Several substances unique to the echinoderm have also been reported and some of them showed high potentiality as a new medicament. This chapter gives an overview of the history of the exploitation of echinoderm species in the Orient, presents studies on the biologically active substance obtained from them, and discusses questions related to the exploitation of the echinoderm and prospects of development of new medications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Information Technology, Aichi Prefectural University, Aichi 480-1198, Japan. yokota@ist.aichi-pu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokota
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D001685:Biological Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods; D015195:Drug Design; D004447:Echinodermata / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000737:chemistry; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000737:chemistry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010858:Pigmentation; D012503:Saponins / Q000737:chemistry; D014688:Venoms / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D001685:Biological Factors; D006017:Glycolipids; D006388:Hemagglutinins; D012503:Saponins; D014688:Venoms