Stability and changes in astaxanthin ester composition from Haematococcus pluvialis during storage

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1181-1189

  Miao, Fengping ^a,b   Geng, Yahong ^a   Lu, Dayan ^a   Zuo, Jincheng ^c   Li, Yeguang ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^c LUDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

astaxanthin ester; Haematococcus pluvialis; high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); storage life; storage stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887293831     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-013-2105-3     Document Type: Article

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