Let astaxanthin be thy medicine

Yamashita, Eiji

doi:10.1016/j.phanu.2015.09.001

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“…; Dufosse et al . ; Yamashita ). It is scientifically understood that aquatic animals generally exhibit poor ability to biochemically synthesize astaxanthin and must be acquired in the diet.…”

Section: Uses and Benefits Of Astaxanthinmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…; Park et al . ; Fassett & Coombes ; Yamashita ). A growing body of research suggests that dietary astaxanthin supplementation could exert protective actions against atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) via its potential as a therapeutic agent to ameliorate endothelial inflammation, oxidative stress, neutrophil functions, flexibility of red blood cell membranes, lipid and glucose metabolism (Macedo et al .…”

Section: Safety Of Astaxanthinmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…canthaxanthin, zeaxanthin, lutein and b-carotene) as well as vitamins C and E (Miki et al 1982;Terao 1989;Jorgensen & Skibsted 1993;Stewart et al 2008;Ranga Rao et al 2010). This carotenoid pigment has been proposed as 'super vitamin E' whereby the antioxidant activities are noted to be approximately 10 times stronger than those of other carotenoids and 500 times greater than a-tocopherol comparatively, while more efficiently assimilated at low-energetic expense (Miki 1991;Petit et al, 1997;Lorenz & Cysewski 2000;Naguib 2000;Goto et al 2001;Chen et al 2003;Dufosse et al 2005;Yamashita 2015). It is scientifically understood that aquatic animals generally exhibit poor ability to biochemically synthesize astaxanthin and must be acquired in the diet.…”

Section: Stress Tolerance and Disease Resistancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…These findings strongly support the safety profile of astaxanthin for future human clinical trials. No observable serious side effects of astaxanthin have been recorded thus far in any of the published human clinical studies when administered to humans, and there is evidence of a suppression in biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress (Spiller & Dewell 2003;Kim & Chyun 2004;Iwabayashi et al 2009;Satoh et al 2009;Park et al 2010;Fassett & Coombes 2011;Yamashita 2015). A growing body of research suggests that dietary astaxanthin supplementation could exert protective actions against atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) via its potential as a therapeutic agent to ameliorate endothelial inflammation, oxidative stress, neutrophil functions, flexibility of red blood cell membranes, lipid and glucose metabolism (Macedo et al 2010;Riccioni et al 2012;Kishimoto et al 2016).…”

Section: Safety Of Astaxanthinmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Astaxanthin as feed supplement in aquatic animals

Lim

Yusoff

Shariff

et al. 2017

Reviews in Aquaculture

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Astaxanthin is a high value keto‐carotenoid pigment renowned for its commercial application in various industries comprising aquaculture, food, cosmetic, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical. Among the verified bio‐resources of astaxanthin are red yeast Phaffia rhodozyma and green alga Haematococcus pluvialis. The supreme antioxidant property of astaxanthin reveals its tremendous potential to offer manifold health benefits among aquatic animals which is a key driving factor triggering the upsurge in global demand for the pigment. Numerous scientific researches devoted over a number of years have persistently demonstrated the instrumental role of astaxanthin in targeting several animal health conditions. This review article evaluates the current best available evidence to judge the beneficial usage of astaxanthin in aquaculture industry. Most apparent is the profound effect on pigmentation, where astaxanthin is frequently utilized as an additive in formulated diets to boost and improve the coloration of many aquatic animal species, and subsequently product quality and price. Moreover, the wide range of other physiological benefits that this biological pigment confers to these animals is also presented which include various improvements in survival, growth performance, reproductive capacity, stress tolerance, disease resistance and immune‐related gene expression.

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Section: Uses and Benefits Of Astaxanthinmentioning

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Section: Safety Of Astaxanthinmentioning

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Section: Stress Tolerance and Disease Resistancementioning

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Section: Safety Of Astaxanthinmentioning

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Astaxanthin as feed supplement in aquatic animals

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Shariff

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“…5 The most commonly used pigment commercially is synthetic astaxanthin. 6 The pigmentation studies in snappers are scarce. However, the inclusion of unesterified forms as Carophyll Pink TM has been studied in Australian snapper Pagrus auratus 7 and considered the need for pigmentation in spotted rose snapper.…”

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Colour and carotenoid content in different body components in Pacific red snapper (Lutjanus peru)

Carvajal-García¹,

Ponce‐Palafox²,

Spanopoulos-Hern³

et al. 2018

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Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of increasing concentrations of astaxanthin (Carophyll Pink) on color and pigment content in the skin of Pacific red snapper. Wild organisms (163.0 to 176.0 g) were fed with experimental diets supplemented with 0, 25, 50 and 100 mg astaxanthin/kg (unesterified forms Carophyll Pink) for 30 days. It was found that the lowest values of L*, a*, b*, C ab * and H°a b were recorded in the wild Pacific red snapper and the higher values in AX100 treatment. The colors in the Pacific red snapper depend upon type and concentration of pigment in the skin. it was found that the application of unesterified (Carophyll Pink) in the diet improves the appearance of the Pacific red snapper giving it a salmon-colored hue (red-orange) mainly in the ventral area, in the treatments AX50 and AX100. The highest concentration of pigments was found in the dorsal > pectoral > ventral area.

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Astaxanthin: A super antioxidant from microalgae and its therapeutic potential

Kumar

Diksha

et al. 2021

J Basic Microbiol

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Astaxanthin is a ketocarotenoid, super antioxidant molecule. It has higher antioxidant activity than a range of carotenoids, thus has applications in cosmetics, aquaculture, nutraceuticals, therapeutics, and pharmaceuticals.Naturally, it is derived from Haematococcus pluvialis via a one-stage process or two-stage process. Natural astaxanthin significantly reduces oxidative and free-radical stress as compared to synthetic astaxanthin. The present review summarizes all the aspects of astaxanthin, including its structure, chemistry, bioavailability, and current production technology. Also, this paper gives a detailed mechanism for the potential role of astaxanthin as nutraceuticals for cardiovascular disease prevention, skin protection, antidiabetic and anticancer, cosmetic ingredient, natural food colorant, and feed supplement in poultry and aquaculture. Astaxanthin is one of the high-valued microalgae products of the future. However, due to some risks involved or not having adequate research in terms of long-term consumption, it is still yet to be explored by food industries. Although the cost of naturally derived astaxanthin is high, it accounts for only a 1% share in total astaxanthin available in the global market. Therefore, scientists are looking for ways to cut down the cost of natural astaxanthin to be made available to consumers.

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Let astaxanthin be thy medicine

Cited by 32 publications

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Astaxanthin as feed supplement in aquatic animals

Astaxanthin as feed supplement in aquatic animals

Colour and carotenoid content in different body components in Pacific red snapper (Lutjanus peru)

Astaxanthin: A super antioxidant from microalgae and its therapeutic potential

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