Fucoxanthin and Its Metabolites in Edible Brown Algae Cultivated in Deep Seawater

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• fucoxanthin
• deep seawater
• brown algae
• Scytosiphon lomentaria
• Undaria pinnatifida
• Petalonia binghamiae
• Laminaria religiosa