a Department of Food Science and Technology and Functional Food Research Center , Chonnam National University , Buk-gu, Gwangju , Korea.
b Department of Food and Agricultural Products Processing and Preservation , Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Tay Nguyen University , Daklak Province , Vietnam.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2017 Aug 13;57(12):2600-2610. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2015.1063477.
Among natural pigments, carotenoids play important roles in physiological functions. The characteristics of carotenoids and their effects on human health have been reported for a long time, but most studies have focused on carotenoids from vegetables, fruits, and other parts of higher plants. Few reports are available on carotenoids from marine sources, such as seaweeds, microalgae, and marine animals, which have attracted attention in recent decades. Hundreds of carotenoids have been identified and isolated from marine organisms and their beneficial physiological functions, such as anticancer, antiobesity, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, and cardioprotective activities have been reported. The purpose of this review is to discuss the literature on the beneficial bioactivities of some of the most abundant marine carotenoids, including fucoxanthin, astaxanthin, cantaxanthin, peridinin, fucoxanthinol, and halocynthiaxanthin.
在天然色素中，类胡萝卜素在生理功能方面起着重要作用。类胡萝卜素的特性及其对人类健康的影响已经有很长时间的报道，但大多数研究都集中在蔬菜、水果和其他高等植物部分的类胡萝卜素上。关于海洋来源的类胡萝卜素，如海藻、微藻和海洋动物的类胡萝卜素的报道较少，但近年来受到关注。已经从海洋生物中鉴定和分离出数百种类胡萝卜素，并且已经报道了它们有益的生理功能，如抗癌、抗肥胖、抗糖尿病、抗炎和心脏保护活性。本综述的目的是讨论一些最丰富的海洋类胡萝卜素，包括岩藻黄质、虾青素、玉米黄质、尾孢菌素、岩藻黄质醇和海兔素的有益生物活性的文献。
