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).