Products Lycopene is not approved as a drug in many countries, but is marketed as a dietary supplement and food coloring (e.g., Alpinamed). In the English-speaking world, it is referred to as. Structure and properties Lycopene (C40H56, Mr = 536.9 g/mol) is a naturally occurring hydrophobic carotenoid found in tomatoes that gives them their red … Lycopene
Products Astaxanthin is commercially available in many countries as a dietary supplement in the form of capsules (e.g., Novaxanthine by Bionaturis, 4 mg). It is contained in krill oil, which is also traded in the form of capsules. Astaxanthin is not registered as a drug. Structure and properties Astaxanthin (C40H52O4, Mr = 596.8 g/mol) is … Astaxanthin
Background The carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin are found in the retina of the eye and in particularly high concentration in the yellow spot, that structure in the center of the retina with the greatest density of photoreceptors that achieves the highest visual acuity. They are selectively enriched there and their concentration is much higher than … Lutein and Zeaxanthin
