Anti-Oxidative Activity of Mytiloxanthin, a Metabolite of Fucoxanthin in Shellfish and Tunicates

Anti-oxidative activities of mytiloxanthin, a metabolite of fucoxanthin in shellfish and tunicates, were investigated. Mytiloxanthin showed almost the same activities for quenching singlet oxygen and the inhibition of lipid peroxidation as those of astaxanthin, which is a well-known singlet oxygen q...

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Main Authors: Takashi Maoka, Azusa Nishino, Hiroyuki Yasui, Yumiko Yamano, Akimori Wada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/14/5/93