A Review on Biosynthesis, Health Benefits and Extraction Methods of Fucoxanthin, Particular Marine Carotenoids in Algae
نویسندگان
1 Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran.
2 Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran
3 Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
Fucoxanthin, an allenic carotenoid, is abundant in macro and microalgae as a component of the light-harvesting complex for photosynthesis and photo protection. This carotenoid has shown important pharmaceutical bioactivity, exerting antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-obesity, anti-photoaging, anti-angiogenic, and anti-metastatic effects on a variety of biological models. This carotenoid has been proven to be ...
