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Starfish
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Definition
: Echinoderms having bodies of usually five radially disposed arms coalescing at the center.
note specifics
Examples
Asterias
;
Asterina
Other names
Starfishs
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
ARIS protein, Asterias amurensis
0
*Glycoproteins
Starfish.
J Reprod Fertil Suppl 1990;42:23
polysaccharide NRP-
1
0
*Polysaccharides
Starfish.
Kitasato Arch Exp Med 1987;60(3):95
asteriarubin protein, Asterias rubens
0
*Carotenoids
*Glycoproteins
Starfish.
Biochim Biophys Acta 1987;913(2):111
15,15'-
didehydroastaxanthin
58720-65-3 beta,beta-
Carotene-
4,4'-
dione, 15,15'-
didehydro-
3,3'-
dihydroxy-
, (3S,3'S)
*Xanthophylls
Starfish.
Biochim Biophys Acta 1987;913(2):111
sea star factor
0
*Invertebrate Hormones
Starfish.
Cell Immunol 1985;90(2):408