Astaxanthin

Clinical Studies

On-line monitoring of Phaffia rhodozyma fed-batch process with in situ dispersive Raman spectroscopy.

Oral bioavailability of the antioxidant astaxanthin in humans is enhanced by incorporation of lipid based formulations.

Herman Jan Phaff: professor, mentor, friend and colleague.

Screening and characterization of astaxanthin-hyperproducing mutants of Haematococcus pluvialis.

Preparation of the red yeast, Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous, as feed additive with increased availability of astaxanthin.

beta-Crustacyanin, the blue-purple carotenoprotein of lobster carapace: consideration of the bathochromic shift of the protein-bound astaxanthin.

Ultraviolet radiation and the snow alga Chlamydomonas nivalis (Bauer) Wille./a>

Light induction of carotenoid biosynthesis genes in the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis: regulation by photosynthetic redox control.

Metabolic engineering of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway in the yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous (Phaffia rhodozyma).

Safety of an astaxanthin-rich Haematococcus pluvialis algal extract: a randomized clinical trial.

Identification by HPLC-MS of carotenoids of the Thraustochytrium CHN-1 strain isolated from the Seto Inland Sea./a>

Carotenoprotein complexes in entomostracan crustaceans (Streptocephalus dichotomus and Moina micrura).

Effects of astaxanthin on lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in vitro and in vivo.

Interactions between irradiance and nutrient availability during astaxanthin accumulation and degradation in Haematococcus pluvialis.

Genetic basis of microbial carotenogenesis.

Haematococcus astaxanthin: applications for human health and nutrition.

Bioconversions of maize residues to value-added coproducts using yeast-like fungi.

Astaxanthin protects beta-cells against glucose toxicity in diabetic db/db mice.

Improved aqueous solubility of crystalline astaxanthin (3,3'-dihydroxy-beta, beta-carotene-4,4'-dione) by Captisol (sulfobutyl ether beta-cyclodextrin).

Singlet oxygen quenching by dietary carotenoids in a model membrane environment.