Astaxanthin - ≥98% (HPLC),mixture of cis and trans, high purity , Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic activities, CAS No.472-61-7, Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic activities
Astaxanthin - ≥98% (HPLC),mixture of cis and trans, high purity , Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic activities, CAS No.472-61-7, Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic activities
Astaxanthin is a potent antioxidant with antiproliferative, neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory activity. Astaxanthin protects against oxidative stress, inhibiting NF-KB, suppressing pro-inflammatory genes and suppressing production of pro-inflammatory
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Protected from light,Store at -20°C,Argon charged
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Mechanism of action
Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic activities
Product Description
Astaxanthin (AST) is a red dietary carotenoid. It is mainly found in aquatic animals and microalgae, such as Haematococcus pluvialis and Chlorella zofingiensis. Astaxanthin is a potent carotenoid antioxidant found in marine algae, red yeast and many other plant and animal sources. Animal studies indicate that it reduces blood glucose and ameliorates several parameters of the diabetic metabolic syndrome. It improves blood flow and vascular tone in models of hypertension. In vitro studies indicate that it upregulates connexin 43 and thus, may be chemopreventive against cancer.
This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as xanthophylls. These are carotenoids containing an oxygenated carotene backbone. Carotenes are characterized by the presence of two end-groups (mostly cyclohexene rings, but also cyclopentene rings or acyclic groups) linked by a long branched alkyl chain. Carotenes belonging form a subgroup of the carotenoids family. Xanthophylls arise by oxygenation of the carotene backbone.
External Descriptors
C40 isoprenoids (tetraterpenes)
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