Astaxanthin

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf carotenoid
xanthophyll
gptkbp:absorption intestinal
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:Japan
United States (as feed additive)
gptkbp:CASNumber 472-61-7
gptkbp:category gptkb:color
gptkb:food
antioxidant
nutraceutical
carotenoid pigment
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C40H52O4
gptkbp:color red
gptkbp:compatibleWith human food coloring in US
gptkbp:EC_number 207-451-4
gptkbp:excretion fecal
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:fish
gptkb:seafood
gptkb:yeast
krill
microalgae
gptkbp:hasAntioxidantProperty true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Astaxanthin
gptkbp:isomerOf (3S,3'S), (3R,3'R), (3R,3'S)
gptkbp:IUPACName (3S,3'S)-3,3'-dihydroxy-β,β-carotene-4,4'-dione
gptkbp:KEGGID C06030
gptkbp:meltingPoint 215–216 °C
gptkbp:molecularWeight 596.84 g/mol
gptkbp:pathway gptkb:mevalonate_pathway
non-mevalonate pathway
gptkbp:producedBy Chlorella zofingiensis
Haematococcus pluvialis
Phaffia rhodozyma
gptkbp:PubChem_CID 5281224
CHEBI:40968
CHEMBL1235442
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:beta-carotene
gptkb:zeaxanthin
lutein
gptkbp:solubility lipid-soluble
gptkbp:UNII 4Y4O8VY43E
gptkbp:usedAs gptkb:food
dietary supplement
feed additive
gptkbp:UVVisAbsorption 478 nm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carotenoids
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6