Astaxanthin /æstəˈzænθɪn/ is a keto-carotenoid within a group of chemical compounds known as carotenones or terpenes. Astaxanthin is a metabolite of zeaxanthin...

content of the strong antioxidant astaxanthin, which is important in aquaculture, and cosmetics. The high amount of astaxanthin is present in the resting cells...

Coast of the island of Hawaii. The company produces BioAstin® Natural Astaxanthin and Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica. Cyanotech was co-founded in 1983 by...

almost white to light orange, depending on their levels of the carotenoid astaxanthin, which in turn is the result of the richness of the fish's diet of krill...

their blue colour. β-Crustacyanin (β-CR), is composed of two stacked astaxanthin carotenoids that absorb at λ = 580–590 nm (2.10–2.14 eV). α-crustacyanin...

Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...

The natural color of salmon results from carotenoid pigments, largely astaxanthin and canthaxanthin in the flesh. Wild salmon get these carotenoids from...

per 100 grams of oil. Krill oil also contains appreciable content of astaxanthin at 0.1 to 1.5 mg/ml, depending on processing methods, which is responsible...

needed] A common carotenoid in animals is astaxanthin, which gives off a purple-blue and green pigment. Astaxanthin's color is formed by creating complexes...

diseases.[citation needed] Farm-raised salmon are fed the carotenoids astaxanthin and canthaxanthin to match their flesh colour to wild salmon to improve...

Prof. Sammy Boussiba (also of the institutes) of astaxanthin accumulation in green algae. Astaxanthin is an extremely valuable poly-unsaturated fatty acid...

pigment called astaxanthin. Their shells, naturally blue-green, turn pink or red when cooked. The flesh of the salmon also contains astaxanthin, which makes...

pluvialis are known. Due to the nature of canthaxanthin, relative to astaxanthin (a carotenoid of significant commercial value) these beta-carotene ketolase...

species of green algae containing a secondary red carotenoid pigment (astaxanthin) in addition to chlorophyll. Unlike most species of fresh-water algae...

carotinifaciens contains many carotenoids, such as astaxanthin, adonirubin, and adonixanthin. Astaxanthin in Paracoccus carotinifaciens is found in a "free"...

rate and fertility. Astaxanthin is the main carotenoid in marine crustaceans (and fish). It has been shown that adding astaxanthin to the feed can improve...

taking account of the photoprotective effect of its secondary carotenoid, astaxanthin, among the other adaptive mechanisms to its extreme habitat, it can be...

consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin. Another carotenoid, astaxanthin, can also be found deposited in flight and body feathers. The colors...

offers an advantage: it creates a more deep-red color when compared to astaxanthin, the pigment's counterpart in most other birds. Birds have tetrachromatic...

hydroxylase proteins are known. Due to the nature of zeaxanthin, relative to astaxanthin (a carotenoid of significant commercial value) beta-carotene hydroxylase...

in Japan. Sphingomonas astaxanthinifaciens has the ability to produce astaxanthin. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de Straininfo of Sphingomonas astaxanthinifaciens UniProt...

Evidence is growing for the effectiveness of Astaxanthin against lung disease including COPD. Astaxanthin is a potent antioxidant with anti-inflammatory...

Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...

Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...

Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...

lobster's taste once cooked; except for albinos, all lobsters possess astaxanthin, which is responsible for the bright red color lobsters turn after being...

2010. Retrieved 24 October 2016. Brush, Alan; Allen, Kenneth (1963). "Astaxanthin in the Cedar Waxwing -". Science. 142 (3588): 47–48. Bibcode:1963Sci...

was the first to map the structures of carotenoid pigments, including astaxanthin, rubixanthin and canthaxanthin. Weedon was born in Wimbledon, his father...

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. The pink colour of wild flamingos is due to astaxanthin (a carotenoid) they absorb from their diet of brine shrimp. If fed a...

genetic defect in carotenoid metabolic enzymes proposed. Canthaxanthin and astaxanthin are naturally occurring carotenoids that are used in the British and...