Astaxanthin is a naturally occurring carotenoid, a type of antioxidant pigment found in certain algae, seafood such as salmon ...

Mann and coworkers 5 expand upon this metabolic framework to redirect metabolic flux of the tobacco carotenoid biosynthetic pathway to produce the marine compound astaxanthin. Introducing a β ...

the organisms synthesise and accumulate unique carotenoid pigments, the team has found. Certain carotenoids, particularly astaxanthin, are of interest to the aquaculture industry because they give ...

Astaxanthin is an antioxidant and a carotenoid that has potential benefits in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, high cholesterol, and an eye condition called age related macular ...