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Fucoxanthin: A Promising Medicinal and Nutritional Ingredient
Joint Authors
Han, Chunchao
Zhang, Hui
Tang, Yibo
Zhang, Ying
Zhang, Shuofeng
Qu, Jing
Wang, Xu
Kong, Ran
Liu, Zhenquan
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fucoxanthin, an allenic carotenoid, can be isolated from edible brown seaweeds.
Recent studies have reported that fucoxanthin has many physiological functions and biological properties, such as antiobesity, antitumor, antidiabetes, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective activities, as well as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular protective effects.
Therefore, fucoxanthin can be used as both medicinal and nutritional ingredient to prevent and treat chronic diseases.
Although fucoxanthin possesses many medicinal ingredient and nutritional qualities, studies indicated that its structure was unstable.
In this paper, we consulted the current documents and reviewed structural properties and factors affecting the stability of fucoxanthin.
We also reported the metabolism, safety, pharmacological activities, and the methods of improving the bioavailability of fucoxanthin.
Based on these studies providing essential background knowledge, fucoxanthin can be developed into marine drugs and nutritional products.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Hui& Tang, Yibo& Zhang, Ying& Zhang, Shuofeng& Qu, Jing& Wang, Xu…[et al.]. 2015. Fucoxanthin: A Promising Medicinal and Nutritional Ingredient. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063498
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Hui…[et al.]. Fucoxanthin: A Promising Medicinal and Nutritional Ingredient. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063498
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Hui& Tang, Yibo& Zhang, Ying& Zhang, Shuofeng& Qu, Jing& Wang, Xu…[et al.]. Fucoxanthin: A Promising Medicinal and Nutritional Ingredient. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063498
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063498