Fucoxanthin and Its Metabolites in Edible Brown Algae Cultivated in Deep Seawater

By K. Mori, T. Ooi, M. Hiraoka, N. Oka, H. Hamada, M. Tamura, T. Kusumi. Marine Drugs, 2004

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Three metabolites of fucoxanthin were isolated from a brown alga, Scytosiphon lomentaria, and the structure of a new compound was determined by NMR. The content of fucoxanthin, a biologically active carotenoid, in four edible brown algae, cultivated in deep seawater, was studied.

Subfields: Aquatic Science, Oceanography, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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