ASTAXANTHIN MEDIUM-CHAIN FATTY ACID ESTER, PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME

The present invention provides an astaxanthin medium-chain fatty acid ester, which is expected to be applied in the fields of food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, and has higher digestibility and tissue penetration than long chain fatty acid ester form astaxanthins. When the synthesis of an astaxant...

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Main Authors TOMIMORI, NAMINO, NAMIKAWA, KOSHI, SUMIDA, MOTOO, FUKAMI, HARUKAZU, NAKAO, MASAHIRO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 21.06.2011
Subjects
ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
ENZYMOLOGY
FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE
FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS
FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS
SPIRITS
THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT
THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:The present invention provides an astaxanthin medium-chain fatty acid ester, which is expected to be applied in the fields of food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, and has higher digestibility and tissue penetration than long chain fatty acid ester form astaxanthins. When the synthesis of an astaxanthin medium-chain fatty acid ester is attempted using the catalytic action of lipase by conventional methods, ester cannot be formed. However, according to the present invention, a composition comprising an astaxanthin medium-chain fatty acid monoester and/or diester is produced by adding a certain amount of water into a reaction system and reacting an astaxanthin or a long chain fatty acid ester thereof with a medium-chain fatty acid, a triglyceride thereof or a suitable ester. Moreover, these monoesters and/or diesters are isolated, as necessary. The present invention further provides food or cosmetics comprising the composition of the present invention.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20032481704