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Astaxanthin is a natural lipid-soluble and red-orange carotenoid. Due to its strong antioxidant property, anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and immune modulation, astaxanthin has received extensive attention in a variety of industries. In addition to the astaxanthin products, Alfa Chemistry is also dedicated to the scientific study of astaxanthin. Click the links below to learn more.

Basics of Astaxanthin

Antioxidant activity of astaxanthin is known to be substantially greater than β-carotene and about a thousand times more effective than vitamin E…

Astaxanthin Production Process

Supercritical CO₂ (ScCO₂) extraction technology has been widely used as an alternative to conventional organic solvents in astaxanthin recovery processes because of …

Recommended Dosage of Astaxanthin

Astaxanthin products are taken for many different reasons, including to improve eye health and vision, skin health, and exercise performance and recovery. Recommended dosages of astaxanthin are…

Methods of Astaxanthin Stabilization

Astaxanthin is easily damaged under unfavorable process conditions such as acidic environments, heat, light, transition metal ions, singlet oxygen, free radicals, etc., especially after removal from its biological matrix…

Natural Sources of Astaxanthin

Astaxanthin is ubiquitous in nature, especially in the marine environment such as in salmon, shrimp and crayfish. Astaxanthin is mainly biosynthesized by microalgae/phytoplankton…

Natural Astaxanthin vs. Synthetic Astaxanthin

The key differences between natural astaxanthin and synthetic astaxanthin are mainly in the structure, in the esterified or non-esterified form and in application…

Roles of Astaxanthin

Astaxanthin plays an important role in anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetes, wound healing, neuroprotection, hepatoprotection, osteo-protection…

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Toxicity Studies of Astaxanthin

Several studies in animals and humans have shown that astaxanthin possesses antioxidant properties and a wide variety of biological activities. Recently, an increasing number of studies have reported the safety of astaxanthin.

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