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Astaxanthin and canthaxanthin are potent antioxidants in a membrane model
1Department of Biochemistry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111-1837.
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
When the conjugated keto-carotenoids, either astaxanthin or canthaxanthin, are added to rat liver microsomes undergoing radical-initiated lipid peroxidation under air, they are as effective as alpha-tocopherol in inhibiting this process. This contrasts with the effect of beta-carotene, which is a much less potent antioxidant when added in this system, without the addition of other antioxidants.