The present invention provides a novel compound multiple fluorescent
natural dye from a marine organism Holothuria Scabra having a chemical
structure of of Si--O--R type wherein silica matrix is an integral part
of the compound, taking part in the metabolism of the animal, wherein R
being an organic moiety and also provides a composition containing the
compound having various applications; also a process of extraction,
purification and characterization of the novel multiple fluorescent
natural dye compound from a marine organism (Holothuria scabra).
