Recent advances in astaxanthin micro/nanoencapsulation to improve its stability and functionality as a food ingredient

Ó Martínez-Álvarez, MM Calvo, J Gómez-Estaca - Marine Drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
Astaxanthin is a carotenoid produced by different organisms and microorganisms such as
microalgae, bacteria, yeasts, protists, and plants, and it is also accumulated in aquatic …

Astaxanthin as feed supplement in aquatic animals

KC Lim, FM Yusoff, M Shariff… - Reviews in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Astaxanthin is a high value keto‐carotenoid pigment renowned for its commercial
application in various industries comprising aquaculture, food, cosmetic, nutraceutical and …

Pharmacokinetics and first-pass metabolism of astaxanthin in rats

HD Choi, HE Kang, SH Yang, MG Lee… - British Journal of …, 2011 - cambridge.org
Astaxanthin is a carotenoid with antioxidant, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties.
The pharmacokinetics of astaxanthin after its intravenous (5, 10, and 20 mg/kg) and oral …

Structures of astaxanthin and their consequences for therapeutic application

THP Brotosudarmo, L Limantara… - … Journal of Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are continuously generated as a by‐product of normal
aerobic metabolism. Elevated ROS formation leads to potential damage of biological …

Influence of environmental and nutritional factors in the production of astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis

AR Domınguez-Bocanegra, IG Legarreta… - Bioresource …, 2004 - Elsevier
Astaxanthin extracted from green algae is desirable in the food and pharmaceutical
industries due to its antioxidant properties. The green unicellular clear water microalga …

Comparative assessment on the extraction of carotenoids from microalgal sources: Astaxanthin from H. pluvialis and β-carotene from D. salina

MN Rammuni, TU Ariyadasa, PHV Nimarshana… - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Astaxanthin and β-carotene are important carotenoids used in numerous pharmaceutical
and nutraceutical applications, owing to their vigorous antioxidant properties. The microalgal …

Microbial astaxanthin biosynthesis: recent achievements, challenges, and commercialization outlook

C Zhang, X Chen, HP Too - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020 - Springer
Astaxanthin is a natural pigment, known for its strong antioxidant activity and numerous
health benefits to human and animals. Its antioxidant activity is known to be substantially …

A new paradigm for producing astaxanthin from the unicellular green alga Haematococcus pluvialis

Z Zhang, B Wang, Q Hu, M Sommerfeld… - Biotechnology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The unicellular green alga Haematococcus pluvialis has been exploited as a cell factory to
produce the high‐value antioxidant astaxanthin for over two decades, due to its superior …

Xanthophylls from the sea: algae as source of bioactive carotenoids

AG Pereira, P Otero, J Echave, A Carreira-Casais… - Marine drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Algae are considered pigment-producing organisms. The function of these compounds in
algae is to carry out photosynthesis. They have a great variety of pigments, which can be …

Astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis Prevents Oxidative Stress on Human Endothelial Cells without Toxicity

P Régnier, J Bastias, V Rodriguez-Ruiz… - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
Astaxanthin, a powerful antioxidant, is a good candidate for the prevention of intracellular
oxidative stress. The aim of the study was to compare the antioxidant activity of astaxanthin …