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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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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 2.3 billion people will be overweight and 700 million obese in 2015. The reasons for this disastrous trend are attributed to the global tendency toward the reduced magnitude of exercise and physical activity
Fucoxanthin provides neuroprotection in models of traumatic brain injury via the Nrf2-ARE and Nrf2-autophagy pathways
Zhang L, et al.
Scientific Reports, 7, 46763-46763 (2017)
Fucoxanthin: A promising medicinal and nutritional ingredient
Zhang H, et al.
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : ECAM, 2015 (2015)
Fucoxanthin as a major carotenoid in Isochrysis aff. galbana: Characterization of extraction for commercial application
Kim SM, et al.
Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry, 55(4), 477-483 (2012)
In vitro studies of the neuroprotective activities of astaxanthin and fucoxanthin against amyloid beta (Abeta1-42) toxicity and aggregation
Alghazwi M, et al.
Neurochemistry International, 124, 215-224 (2019)
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