Astaxanthin: A review of its chemistry and applications

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-196

  Higuera Ciapara, I ^a   Felix Valenzuela L ^a   Goycoolea, F M ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Carotenoids; Health benefits

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASTAXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

ALGA; ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CRUSTACEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; REVIEW; YEAST;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AQUACULTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CRUSTACEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEOPLASMS; XANTHOPHYLLS; YEASTS;

CHLOROPHYTA; CRUSTACEA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33644615637     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408690590957188     Document Type: Review

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