Extraction and characterization of astaxanthin from marine sources
A study has been conducted to extract and to characterizecarotenoid astaxanthin from tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon). one of most commercial marine sources in Malaysia. Astaxanthin is a red pigment belonging to the family of the xanthophylls, the oxygenated derivatives of carotenoids and is widely u...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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IIUM Press
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/20784/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20784/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20784/1/EXTRACTION_AND_CHARACTERIZATION_OF_ASTAXANTHIN_FROM_MARINE_SOURCES.pdf |