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

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
Subjects:
mytiloxanthin
anti-oxidative activity
singlet oxygen
hydroxyl radical
lipid peroxidation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/14/5/93
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Summary: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 quencher. Furthermore, mytiloxanthin showed excellent scavenging activity for hydroxyl radicals and this activity was markedly higher than that of astaxanthin.
ISSN:1660-3397

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