Fucoxanthin/CAS:3351-86-8
Short Description:
Product Name: Fucoxanthin
CAS: 3351-86-8
Type: ZA-Y
MF:C42H58O6
MW:658.91
STRUCTURE:
Description:
Fucoxanthin is another important xanthophyll. It is widely found in heterokontophyta, such as brown algae and oceanic microalgae,and is believed be the second-most abundant carotenoid on Earth after β-carotene. Recently, studies on the functionality of fucoxanthin have been increasingly conducted,and fucoxanthin has been shown to possess various beneficial physiological activities.It has various pharmaceutical effects such as anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-obesity effects, protecting nerve cell, increasing the content of ARA(arachidonic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) in mice; It is widely used as medicine, skin care and beauty industry, and in the Food supplements market.
Specification:
| Item | Specification |
| Melting point | 166-168 °C |
| Boiling point | 590.43°C (rough estimate) |
| Density | 1.09 |
| pKa | 14.47±0.60(Predicted) |
| Solubility | Ethanol |
| Storage temp. | -20°C |
| Form | Solid |
| Color | Crystalline |
| Refractive index | n20/D1.360-1.362 |
| Fp | 14℃ |
Usage
Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid pigment found in fresh brown algae.It can be used as an anti-obesity, anticancer, anti-cholesterol, and anti-diabetic agent and as a food colorant, but it is very unstable. It is easily affected by heating, aerial exposure, and illumination.
Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid that occurs naturally in certain algae. It significantly reduces abdominal white adipose tissue (WAT) in mice and rats when included in their diet. Fucoxanthin increases the amount of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), a fatty acid-stimulated protein involved in respiration and thermogenesis in WAT of mice and rats. In KK-Ay mice, which are used to model obese type 2 diabetics with hyperinsulinemia, fucoxanthin reduces WAT gain and also decreases blood glucose and plasma insulin levels.
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.
Packaging and Shipping
25KG/Drum or as customer requirements.
Belongs to common goods and can deliver by ocean and air
Keep and storage
Shelf life:24 month from date of manufacture in original unopened packaging stored in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight, water.
Ventilated warehouse, Low temperature drying, Separated from oxidants, acids.
