Co-solvent selection for supercritical fluid extraction of astaxanthin and other carotenoids from Penaeus monodon waste

• Main Authors: Azfar Radzali, Shazana, Baharin, Badlishah Shah, Othman, Rashidi, Markom, Masturah, Abdul Rahman, Russly
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Japan Oil Chemists' Society 2014
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; TP Chemical technology; TP248.13 Biotechnology; TP934 Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/37973/1/oleo1.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/37973/4/37973_Co-solvent%20selection%20for%20supercritical%20fluid_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/37973/; https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jos/63/8/63_ess13184/_article
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In recent years, astaxanthin is claimed to have a 10 times higher antioxidant activity than that of other carotenoids such as lutein, zeaxanthin, canthaxanthin, and β-carotene; the antioxidant activity of astaxanthin is 100 times higher than that of α-tocopherol. Penaeus monodon (tiger shrimp) is th...