Singlet oxygen quenching ability of astaxanthin esters from the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 265-269

  Kobayashi, M ^a   Sakamoto, Y ^a  

^a HIGASHIMARU SHOYU CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Carotenes; Haematococcus pluvialis; Oxidation; Singlet oxygen

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; ESTER; HEXANE; LINOLEIC ACID; METHYLENE BLUE; SINGLET OXYGEN; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; GREEN ALGA; LIPID OXIDATION; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOOXIDATION;

EID: 0032928328     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005445927433     Document Type: Article

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