Fucoxanthin and Its Metabolites in Edible Brown Algae Cultivated in Deep Seawater |
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Authors: | Kanami Mori Takashi Ooi Masanori Hiraoka Naohiro Oka Hideyuki Hamada Mitsumasa Tamura Takenori Kusumi |
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Affiliation: | 1.Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan;2.Usa Marine Biological Institute, Kochi University, Usa, Tosa, Kochi 781-1164, Japan;3.The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University, Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566, Japan;4.Kochi Prefectural Deep Seawater Laboratory, Muroto, Kochi 781-7101, Japan |
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Abstract: | Three metabolites of fucoxanthin were isolated from a brown alga, Scytosiphon lomentaria, and the structure of a new compound was determined by NMR. The content of fucoxanthin, a biologically active carotenoid, in four edible brown algae, cultivated in deep seawater, was studied. |
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Keywords: | fucoxanthin deep seawater brown algae Scytosiphon lomentaria Undaria pinnatifida Petalonia binghamiae Laminaria religiosa |
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