Fucoxanthin, a Marine Carotenoid Present in Brown Seaweeds and Diatoms: Metabolism and Bioactivities Relevant to Human Health
By Juan Peng, Jian‐Ping Yuan, Chou-Fei Wu, Jiang-Hai Wang. Marine Drugs, 2011
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The marine carotenoid fucoxanthin can be found in marine brown seaweeds, the macroalgae, and diatoms, the microalgae, and has remarkable biological properties. Numerous studies have shown that fucoxanthin has considerable potential and promising applications in human health. In this article, we review the current available scientific literature regarding the metabolism, safety, and bioactivities of fucoxanthin, including its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, anti-obese, antidiabetic, antiangiogenic and antimalarial activities, and its protective effects on the liver, blood vessels of the brain, bones, skin, and eyes. Although some studies have shown the bioavailability of fucoxanthin in brown seaweeds to be low in humans, many studies have suggested that a dietary combination of fucoxanthin and edible oil or lipid could increase the absorption rate of fucoxanthin, and thus it might be a promising marine drug.
Subfields: Aquatic Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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- Co-production of lipids, eicosapentaenoic acid, fucoxanthin, and chrysolaminarin by Phaeodactylum tricornutum cultured in a flat-plate photobioreactor under varying nitrogen conditions (2017, background): “Fucoxanthin is a major pigment in diatoms and is one of the most abundant carotenoids in nature, particularly in marine environments (Peng et al., 2011).”
- Algae as nutritional and functional food sources: revisiting our understanding (2016, neutral): “Fucoxanthin, a key algal carotenoid, may be better absorbed if other lipids are present (Peng et al. 2011).”
- Fucoxanthin as a major carotenoid in Isochrysis aff. galbana: Characterization of extraction for commercial application (2012, background): “, as potential sources of fucoxanthin on the basis of a literature search (Boczar and Prezelin, 1989; Ikeda et al., 2008; Peng et al., 2011; Kim et al., 2012).”