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Fucoxanthin

carotenoid antioxidant

Synonym(s):

all-trans-Fucoxanthin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C42H58O6
CAS Number:
3351-86-8
Molecular Weight:
658.91
MDL number:
MFCD01745140
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
PubChem Substance ID:
329799760
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

application(s)

metabolomics
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)O[C@H]1CC(C)(C)C(=C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C(C)=C\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(/C)C(=O)C[C@@]23O[C@]2(C)C[C@@H](O)CC3(C)C)[C@](C)(O)C1

InChI

1S/C42H58O6/c1-29(18-14-19-31(3)22-23-37-38(6,7)26-35(47-33(5)43)27-40(37,10)46)16-12-13-17-30(2)20-15-21-32(4)36(45)28-42-39(8,9)24-34(44)25-41(42,11)48-42/h12-22,34-35,44,46H,24-28H2,1-11H3/b13-12+,18-14+,20-15+,29-16+,30-17+,31-19+,32-21+/t23-,34-,35-,40+,41+,42-/m0/s1

InChI key

SJWWTRQNNRNTPU-XJUZQKKNSA-N

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General description

Fucoxanthin is isolated from brown algae. It has anti-angiogenic, hepatoprotective, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular protective properties. Fucoxanthin stimulates G1 cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in cancer cell lines.

Application

Fucoxanthin has been used to study its neuroprotective effects. It has also been used in calibration to identify the most efficient fucoxanthin producing strains of microalgae.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Xanthophyll carotenoid pigment extracted from algae. Exhibits anticancer, antioxidant, anti-obesity and anti-inflammatory properties.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Ching-Shu Lai et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 60(4), 1094-1101 (2012-01-10)
Xanthigen is a source of punicic acid and fucoxanthin derived from pomegranate seed and brown seaweed, respectively with recognized triacylglycerol-lowering effects in humans, yet the mechanism remains to be fully elucidated. The present study investigated the inhibitory effects of Xanthigen
Adah Fung et al.
Food chemistry, 136(2), 1055-1062 (2012-11-06)
This study investigated the fucoxanthin content of New Zealand (NZ) Undaria pinnatifida harvested from two locations in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand across its growing season. Fucoxanthin content and antioxidant properties of processed New Zealand U. pinnatifida and commercial wakame
Tim Lachnit et al.
FEMS microbiology ecology, 84(2), 411-420 (2013-01-15)
The macroalga Fucus vesiculosus carries a specific community of surface bacteria. To identify chemical compounds that possibly mediate abundance and community composition of algae-associated bacteria, we tested the effect of surface-available algal compounds on bacterial settlement and community composition under
Li Zhang et al.
Scientific reports, 7, 46763-46763 (2017-04-22)
Fucoxanthin is abundant in seaweed and is considered as a powerful antioxidant. It has been proposed to possess anti-cancer, anti-obesity and anti-diabetes effects. However, its roles in brain injury models have not been fully understood. The objective of this study
Bingbing Guo et al.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 14(10) (2021-10-24)
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by hepatic steatosis, is one of the most common liver diseases worldwide. So far, no definitive medical treatment has been established to treat NAFLD except for lifestyle medication. Nitzschia laevis extract (NLE), a microalgal
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