Table 4. Other bioactive properties reported from sea cucumbers

Name Major bioactive compound Mode of action Bioactivity Reference
Apostichopus japonicus Protein hydrolyzate Downregulate (reactive oxygen species) level in Caenorhabditis elegans under increased oxidative stress induced by paraqua Antioxidant Guo et al., 2020
Cucumaria frondosa Crude phenol fraction Inhibited cupric ion-induced human low-density lipoprotein peroxidation Antioxidant Hossain et al., 2022b
Holothuria leucospilota Hydrolyzed protein (molecular weight of < 30-KDa) DPPH-free radical inhibition Antioxidant Safari & Yaghoubzadeh, 2020
Sea cucumber name not mentioned by the authors Crude polysaccharides DPPH∙, ∙OH scavenging ability and ferric reducing/antioxidant power Antioxidant Wang et al., 2022a
Sea cucumber name not mentioned by the authors Peptide Iron chelating activity Antioxidant Fan et al., 2023
Stichopus chloronotus Fucoidan This novel fucoidan significantly reduced lipid peroxidation Antioxidant Li et al., 2020b
Holothuria leucospilota Diethyl ether extract of body wall Via mitigating the replication potential of human immunodeficiency virus-1 Antiviral Bahroudi et al., 2018
Isostichopus badionotus Sulfated fucan and fucosylated chondroitin sulfate Antiviral properties against adenovirus and human cytomegalo via blocking virusviral attachment and entry Antiviral Zoepfl et al., 2021
Patallus mollis Sulfated glycans Antiviral effect on human rotavirus Antiviral Garcia-Candela et al., 2021
Thelenota ananas N-acetylgalactosamine, glucuronic acid, fucose, and ester sulfate in 1:1:1:3.7 Bind with the S glycoprotein to prevent SARS-CoV-2 host cell entry Antiviral Song et al., 2020
Holothuria atra Coumaric acid, catechins, chlorogenic acid, rutin, pyrogallol, and ascorbic acid Hepatoprotective activity against thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis in rats Hepatoprotective Esmat et al., 2013
H. atra Phosphate buffer extract also Hepatoprotective effect in 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced hepatorenal diseases in rats Hepatoprotective Dakrory et al., 2015
Holothuria scabra Eicosapentaenoic acid-enriched ether-phospholipids Prtect paracetamol-induced liver damage in mouse model Hepatoprotective Wang et al., 2022c
Cucumaria frondosa Hydrolysates of gonads Improving insulin resistance and lipid metabolism Antidiabatic Wang et al., 2022b
Holothuria leucospilota Polysaccharide Alleviate the symptoms of T2DM in Goto-Kakizaki rats Antidiabatic Zhao et al., 2020
Holothuria nobilis Hydrolysates Protective effect in streptozotocin and high-fat-diet induced diabetic rats via activating the PI3K/Akt pathway Antidiabatic Wang et al., 2020
Stichopus japonica Proteins Improve glucose uptake of 3 T3-L1 cells and high insulin-induced insulin-resistant Hep G2 cells Antidiabatic Gong et al., 2020
Thelenota ananas, Cucumaria frondosa Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate Activate IRS/PI3K/AKT signaling and regulating GSK-3β gene expression in T2DM rats Antidiabatic Zhu et al., 2020
DPPH, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl; OH, hydroxyl radical; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.