DAI Hongjie, CHEN Qibiao, CAO Zixuan, ZHANG Huan, WANG Shanshan, GAO Huanqiu, ZHANG Yuhao
Cuttlefish is an important fishery resource in China, with a wide range of species, wide distribution and large catch. Rich in nutrients, cuttlefish shows good edible and medicinal health values. In recent years, the researches on natural bioactive substances of cuttlefish have focused mainly on its ink, while the researches on other source materials of cuttlefish are relatively rare, especially the lack of in-depth study of cuttlefish processing wastes. This paper reviewed the recent research progress on natural bioactive substances in ink, bone, viscera, skin, muscle, eyes and throat cartilage of cuttlefish, mainly including polysaccharides, peptides, peptidoglycans and melanin in ink, polysaccharides and chitin in bone, polysaccharides and peptides in visceral, collagen in skin, proteins and peptides in muscle, hyaluronic acid in eyes and chondroitin sulfate in throat cartilage, etc. The main biological activities and their corresponding mechanisms were also discussed, and the follow-up research suggestions and directions were proposed in combination with the bioactive substance types and research depth of each part of cuttlefish, thus providing basic information for the comprehensive utilization of cuttlefish and other marine cephalopods.