| holothurin | <chemical> A highly toxic saponin occurring in the tropical sea cucumber, holothuriodeae, phylum echinodermata. This marine toxin is an anionic surfactant, haemolyzing red blood corpuscles. It acts irreversibly to destroy the excitability at cholinergic neuromuscular junctions. Chemical name: Holothurin (12 Dec 1998) |
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| holothurins | A class of highly toxic sulfated steroid glycosides secreted by sea cucumbers (Holothurioidea). (05 Mar 2000) |