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7738845 
Journal Article 
Singlet oxygen quenching ability of astaxanthin esters from the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis 
Kobayashi, M; Sakamoto, Y 
1999 
Yes 
Biotechnology Letters
ISSN: 0141-5492
EISSN: 1573-6776 
21 
4 
265-269 
English 
WOS:000080284000001 
The singlet oxygen quenching activities of carotenoids, β-carotene, free astaxanthin, its monoester and its diester, were examined in vitro by a simple and rapid method for the measurement of Methylene Blue-sensitized photooxidation of linoleic acid in the hexane/ethanol solvent system. The concentrations of carotenoids, β-carotene, free astaxanthin, its mono- and di-ester, required for 50% inhibition of lipid oxidation were 40, 8, 9, and 0 μM in 100% ethanol and, 14, 16, 10, and 7 μM in 50% (v/v) hexane in ethanol, respectively. Astaxanthin esters function as powerful antioxidant agents under both hydrophobic and hydrophilic conditions. 
astaxanthin; carotenes; Haematococcus pluvialis; oxidation; singlet oxygen