Astaxanthin
Potent antioxidant carotenoid. Free radical scavenger. Reduces oxidative stress. Anticancer compound. Anti-inflammatory. Blocks NF-kappaB activation. Anti-hypertensive. Cardiovascular protective. Improves neuronal stem cell potential. Neuroprotective. Inhibits tumor invasion. Apoptosis inducer . Increases insulin sensitivity. Attenuates diabetes associated coagulatory, oxidative and inflammatory stress. PPARalpha agonist and PPARgamma antagonist. Shows positive effects on obesity and insulin resistance Hepatoprotective. Reviews.
| Catalog Number | AG-CN2-0055-M005 |
| Alternative Name(s) | 3,3'-Dihydroxy-beta-carotene-4,4'-dione; all-trans-Astaxanthin; Ovoester; NSC635689; CCRIS 7118; HSDB 7468 |
| Research Area | Biochemicals, Cancer, Inflammation, Metabolism, Natural Products, Neurodegenerative Disease, Stem Cell Research |
| Molecular Formula | C40H52O4 |
| CAS# | 472-61-7 |
| Purity | >97% |
| Inchi | InChI=1S/C40H52O4/c1-27(17-13-19-29(3)21-23-33-31(5)37(43)35(41)25-39(33,7)8)15-11-12-16-28(2)18-14-20-30(4)22-24-34-32(6)38(44)36(42)26-40(34,9)10/h11-24,35-36,41-42H,25-26H2,1-10H3/b12-11+,17-13+,18-14+,23-21+,24-22+,27-15+,28-16+,29-19+,30-20+ |
| Inchi Key | MQZIGYBFDRPAKN-QISQUURKSA-N |
| SMILES | CC(C=CC=C(/C)C=CC1=C(C)C(=O)C(O)CC1(C)C)=C/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C1=C(C)C(=O)C(O)CC1(C)C |
| Size | 5 mg |
| Supplier Page | http://www.adipogen.com/ag-cn2-0055/astaxanthin.html |