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Showing papers on "Holothuria published in 1961"


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01 Jul 1961-Nature
TL;DR: The isolation, chemical properties, and toxicity to fish and warm-blooded animals, of crystalline saponin from the body wall of the sea cucumber, Holothuria vagabunda, is reported, and this as a new sap onin, holothurin is designated.
Abstract: IN earlier papers one of us (T. Y.)1 reported the isolation, chemical properties, and toxicity to fish and warm-blooded animals, of crystalline saponin from the body wall of the sea cucumber, Holothuria vagabunda, and designated this as a new saponin, holothurin.

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