Shrimp wastewater as a source of astaxanthin and bioactive peptides

IR Amado, MP González, MA Murado… - Journal of Chemical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Ultrafiltration (UF) has led to the recovery of valuable products from seafood
processing wastes. However, the use of crustacean process wastewaters as a source of …

The present perspective of astaxanthin with reference to biosynthesis and pharmacological importance

G Goswami, S Chaudhuri, D Dutta - World journal of microbiology and …, 2010 - Springer
Astaxanthin is an important natural pigment, a diketo carotenoid that besides being a food
ingredient has importance as a nutraceutical. Astaxanthin is a fat-soluble nutrient with a …

High carotenoid bioaccessibility through linseed oil nanoemulsions with enhanced physical and oxidative stability

D Sotomayor-Gerding, BD Oomah, F Acevedo… - Food Chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Carotenoid (astaxanthin or lycopene) emulsions obtained by high pressure homogenization
were investigated for their physical, oxidative and storage stability and biological fate on an …

Dietary astaxanthin: an excellent carotenoid with multiple health benefits

Y Cao, L Yang, X Qiao, C Xue, J Xu - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Astaxanthin is a carotenoid widely found in marine organisms and microorganisms. With
extensive use in nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and animal feed, astaxanthin will have the …

Effects of homogenization process parameters on physicochemical properties of astaxanthin nanodispersions prepared using a solvent-diffusion technique

N Anarjan, H Jafarizadeh-Malmiri, IA Nehdi… - International journal …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Nanodispersion systems allow incorporation of lipophilic bioactives, such as astaxanthin (a
fat soluble carotenoid) into aqueous systems, which can improve their solubility …

Enhanced oral bioavailability of astaxanthin with droplet size reduction

MMRMM Affandi, T Julianto… - Food Science and …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Astaxanthin is a natural xanthophyll abundantly found in Haematococcus pluvaris with
strong antioxidant property and it is found to be useful in many biological functions. Recent …

Thermal stability and oral absorbability of astaxanthin esters from Haematococcus pluvialis in Balb/c mice

Q Zhou, J Xu, L Yang, C Gu… - … of the Science of Food and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Astaxanthin is used as a functional nutraceutical and pigment in many food
products. It is mostly exists in the form of a fatty acid ester in nature. However, no detailed …

A natural strategy for astaxanthin stabilization and color regulation: Interaction with proteins

Q Yao, J Ma, X Chen, G Zhao, J Zang - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The pigment astaxanthin, one of the carotenoids, is regarded as a functional factor with
various biological activities, widely applied in feed, nutraceutical, and cosmetic industries …

Astaxanthin: past, present, and future

Y Nishida, PC Berg, B Shakersain, K Hecht… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Astaxanthin (AX), a lipid-soluble pigment belonging to the xanthophyll carotenoids family,
has recently garnered significant attention due to its unique physical properties, biochemical …

Let astaxanthin be thy medicine

E Yamashita - PharmaNutrition, 2015 - Elsevier
Astaxanthin is known as a “marine carotenoid” and occurs in a wide variety of living
organisms such as salmon, shrimp, crab, and red snapper. Astaxanthin antioxidant activity …