Extraction and purification of fucoxanthin from Malaysian brown seaweeds

• Main Authors: Novinedri, Dedi, Jaswir, Irwandi, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah, Miyashita, Kazuo
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/12150/1/Extraction_and_Purification_of_Fucoxanthin_from_Malaysian_Brown_Seed.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/12150/

Seaweeds serve as an important source of bioactive natural substances. Seaweeds contain carotenoids, dietary fibres, proteins, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. This study has been successfully conducted to extract, isolate and purifY jilcoxanthin, a class ofcarotenoid, ji'Olll two...