Fucoxanthin is a xanthophyll, with formula C42H58O6. It is found as an accessory pigment in the chloroplasts of brown algae and most other heterokonts...

around it. Fucoxanthin-containing chloroplasts are characterized by having the pigment fucoxanthin (actually 19′-hexanoyloxy-fucoxanthin and/or...

other heterokonts, the plastids of yellow-green algae do not contain fucoxanthin, which is why they have a lighter color. Chartreuse yellow is used on...

compound in wakame known as fucoxanthin may help burn fatty tissue in mice and rats. Studies in mice have shown that fucoxanthin induces expression of the...

from eutrophication and acid rain. Chrysophytes contain the pigment fucoxanthin. Because of this, they were once considered to be a specialized form...

xanthophylls in green algae, phycoerythrin in red algae (rhodophytes) and fucoxanthin in brown algae and diatoms resulting in a wide variety of colors. These...

aquaculture industry. This unicellular is investigated for its high amount of fucoxanthin (18.23 mg/g dried sample). The Isochrysis galbana extract is said to...

These pigments in addition to chlorophylls, are phycobiliproteins, fucoxanthins, xanthophylls and carotenes, which serve to trap the energy of light...

are chlorophylls a and c, they also possess a yellow carotenoid called fucoxanthin, this is responsible for their unique and characteristic color. They...

having four cell membranes and containing pigments such as the carotenoid fucoxanthin. Individuals usually lack flagella, but they are present in male gametes...

other Stramenopiles (heterokonts), their chloroplasts do not contain fucoxanthin, which accounts for their lighter colour. Their storage polysaccharide...

eukaryote and a red or green alga. Most brown algae contain the pigment fucoxanthin, which is responsible for the distinctive greenish-brown color that gives...

Sashima, Tokutake; Funayama, Katsura; Miyashita, Kazuo (2005-07-01). "Fucoxanthin from edible seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida, shows antiobesity effect through...

green tea as its basis, in combination with other plant extracts such as fucoxanthin, found naturally in seaweed. Drugs of this class are frequently stimulants...

between the HF-Tiso group and CTRL rats. T. lutea contains fucoxanthin as well. Fucoxanthin, a carotenoid pigment synthesized in brown algae, counter-act...

contain chlorophylls a and c as photosynthetic pigments, in addition to fucoxanthin. Chlorophyll a binds to thylakoids, while the c pigment is present in...

products contain the allene functional group. Noteworthy are the pigments fucoxanthin and peridinin. Little is known about the biosynthesis, although it is...

or brown because of the presence of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c, and fucoxanthin. This form of plastid is called a stramenochrome or chromoplast. The...

grooves first found in Tasmanian and South African waters. It contains fucoxanthin and its derivatives as its main accessory pigments. Takayama helix has...

3'-dihydroxy-2,3,2',3'-tetradehydro-β,β-carotene-4,4'-dione dipalmitate Fucoxanthin 3'-Acetoxy-5,6-epoxy-3,5'-dihydroxy-6',7'-didehydro-5,6,7,8,5',6'-hexahydro-β...

grooves first found in Tasmanian and South African waters. It contains fucoxanthin and its derivatives as its main accessory pigments. Takayama tasmanica...

is a plastid pigment. Plastid pigments include chlorophylls a and c, fucoxanthin, heteroxanthin, diatoxanthin, and diadinoxanthin. Diadinoxanthin is a...

sides of the cells, and contain chlorophyll a, c, beta-carotene and fucoxanthin pigments. One or two pyrenoids are usually present in each chloroplast...

distinctive golden color to the cells, which comes from chlorophyll c1 and fucoxanthin. Cells are covered with scales made of silica. Two flagella are present...

dorsal chloroplast that contains chlorophylls a and c1-3 as well as fucoxanthin. They are typically 1-2 μm in size and generally spherical or heart-shaped...

(found in red peppers), renieratene (from Japanese sea sponges) and fucoxanthin (the most abundant carotenoid found in seaweed). Other compounds whose...

micrum have acquired other pigments through endosymbiosis, including fucoxanthin. This suggests their chloroplasts were incorporated by several endosymbiotic...

system by damaging calcium ions in cells. Fucosterol, diterpenes, and fucoxanthin are also found in Padina which can slow down the spread of malignant...

Hashimoto T, Shimizu K, Yoshida T, Sakai T, Sowa Y, et al. (November 2005). "Fucoxanthin induces cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase in human colon carcinoma cells...

phaeophytes, sea palms use the pigments chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c, fucoxanthin, and carotenes in photosynthesis. Their cell walls are composed of alginate...