Bioprospecting of sea cucumber (Holothuria sp.) as industries and functional foods for human health

Sugesti Yogi Pamungkas and Florensius Eko Dwi Haryono *

Magister of Marine Science, FPIK Jenderal Soedirman University. Purwokerto. Indonesia.
 
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International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 10(02), 669–690.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2023.10.2.0994
Publication history: 
Received on 20 October 2023; revised on 03 December 2023; accepted on 06 December 2023
 
Abstract: 
Sea cucumber inhabit scattered throughout the world's in tropical, subtropical and cool waters and known high protein of marine species and bioactive compounds as well as essential and non-essential amino acids that very important for the human health. Even sea cucumbers as a potential food source have become raw materials for the health pharmaceutical industries and as a source of food that is expensive. The bioactive compounds of sea cucumbers as amino acid namely steroids, saponins, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, serine, glycine, histidine, arginine, threonine, alanine, proline, thyrosine, valine, methioni, systein, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, lysine, linoleic-, oleic, omega-3, O-6, O-9, EPA and DHA. These complex bioactive compounds is beneficial for heart and blood vessel health, anticoagulant, plays an active role in curing osteoarthritis, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antitumor, antihypertensive, anticancer, antifungal, as well as cytotoxic activity. Some research to investigate the benefits of sea cucumber bioactive compounds has created business opportunities that are processed from raw materials of fresh, frozen and dried sea cucumbers. The market products are snack packaging such as sea cucumber crackers, sea cucumber tea, sea cucumber sardines, ready-to-eat frozen sea cucumber. Sea cucumber derivative products for health have produced as supplement, capsules and skincare products in a variety of serum products, creams, body lotions, shampoos and soaps. Bioprospection of sea cucumbers which are very rich in nutrients that are important for human health as a supplement to maintain health, sufferers and the healing stage, also really supports the growth stages of children and overcomes aging.
 
Keywords: 
Bioprospecting; Sea cucumber; Functional food; Marine industry
 
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