Bioactive Compounds from Sea Cucumbers

Dear Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to introduce this Special Issue of Marine Drugs, entitled “Bioactive Compounds from Sea Cucumbers”. Sea cucumbers have been applied as traditional medicine and nourishing food in many Asian countries since ancient times. In recent decades, more and more in-depth research of sea cucumbers’ health products have been carried out due to their rich biochemical components and multiple health benefits. The sea cucumber contains a variety of bioactive compounds including sea cucumber saponins, polysaccharides, collagen, peptides, phenolics, lipids, etc., with biological activities such as immunoregulatory, anti-tumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and hypoglycemic, and so on. We cordially invite you to contribute to this Special Issue with your original research or comprehensive review articles covering the advances in sea cucumber bioactive compounds in the context described above.

Dr. Guangling Jiao
Prof. Dr. Guangli Yu
Guest Editors

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