Journal of Oleo Science 2015-01-01

Determination of Other Related Carotenoids Substances in Astaxanthin Crystals Extracted from Adonis amurensis.

Li-hua Zhang, Yong-jian Peng, Xin-de Xu, Sheng-nan Wang, Lei-ming Yu, Yi-min Hong, Jin-ping Ma

Index: J. Oleo Sci. 64 , 751-9, (2015)

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Abstract

Astaxanthin is a kind of important carotenoids with powerful antioxidation capacity and other health functions. Extracting from Adonis amurensis is a promising way to obtain natural astaxanthin. However, how to ensure the high purity and to investigate related substances in astaxanthin crystals are necessary issues. In this study, to identify possible impurities, astaxanthin crystal was first extracted from Adonis amurensis, then purified by saponification and separation. The concentration of total carotenoids in purified astaxanthin crystals was as high as 97% by weight when analyzed by UV-visible absorption spectra. After identified with TLC, HPLC and MS, besides free astaxanthin as main ingredient in the crystals, there existed four other unknown related substances, which were further investigated by HPLC/ESI/MS with the positive ion mode combining with other auxiliary reference data obtained in stress tests, at last it was confirmed that four related carotenoids substances were three structural isomers of semi-astacene and adonirubin.

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