Anti-Atherosclerotic Effects of Astaxanthin
Anti-Oxidation Carotenoids contain long conjugated double bonds in a polyene chain responsible for antioxidant activities by quenching singlet oxygen and scavenging radicals to terminate the chain reaction. Astaxanthin has a conjugated polyene chain at the center and hydroxy and keto moieties on each ionone ring. Due to its unique molecular structure, astaxanthin shows better biological activity [...]