Astaxanthin (AXT)
Astaxanthin is a carotenoid. It belongs to a larger class of phytochemicals known as terpenes, which are built from five carbon precursors; isopentenyl diphosphate (or IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (or DMAPP). Astaxanthin is classified as a xanthophyll (originally derived from a word meaning "yellow leaves" since yellow plant leaf pigments were the first recognized of the xanthophyll family of carotenoids), but currently employed to describe carotenoid compounds that have oxygen-containing moities, hydroxyl (-OH) or ketone (C=O), such as zeaxanthin and canthaxanthin. Indeed, astaxanthin is a metabolite of zeaxanthin and/or canthaxanthin, containing both hydroxyl and ketone functional groups. Like many carotenoids, astaxanthin is a colorful, lipid-soluble pigment. This colour is due to the extended chain of conjugated (alternating double and single) double bonds at the centre of the compound.

Organism species: Pan-species (General)

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Antibodies n/a Monoclonal Antibody to Astaxanthin (AXT) Monoclonal Antibody Customized Service Offer
n/a Polyclonal Antibody to Astaxanthin (AXT) Polyclonal Antibody Customized Service Offer
Assay Kits n/a CLIA Kit for Astaxanthin (AXT) CLIA Kit Customized Service Offer
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