7542-45-2Relevant articles and documents
Leftwick,Weedon
, p. 49 (1967)
Method for Improving Flavor of Astaxanthin-Containing Extract
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, (2009/08/16)
A method for improving the flavor of an astaxanthin-containing extract of the present invention includes the steps of: mixing 0.5 to 1000 parts by weight of ethanol and 1 part by weight of the astaxanthin-containing extract so as to obtain an ethanol mixture; collecting a solid precipitated from the ethanol mixture obtained; and drying the solid collected. In particular, the astaxanthin-containing extract, i.e., the starting material, is an extract from a green alga.
CRYSTAL FORMS OF ASTAXANTHIN
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Page/Page column 28, (2008/06/13)
This invention describes previously undisclosed mixtures of specific crystal forms of astaxanthin and the individual crystal forms designated crystal Form I and II together with methods for preparing said crystal Forms. Methods for preparing nutritional dosage forms comprising said novel astaxanthin crystal forms for the life science industry are also disclosed.