Saponin and Fatty Acid Profiling of the Sea Cucumber , α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity and the Identification of a Novel Triterpene Glycoside.

Saponin-rich sea cucumber extracts have shown antidiabetic effects in a few reports. Although the triterpene glycosides of sea cucumbers are commonly isolated from their Cuvierian tubules, these are absent in Jaeger. Therefore, this study intended to investigate the saponin profile in the body wall of , as well as to assess the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity of the extracts.