Category:
Plant Extracts
CAS NO:
-
Standard:
In-house Standards,
It has dual effects: hyperchromic effect and nutritional effect.Solubility: soluble in ether, petroleum ether, acetone, esters and other organic solvents, insoluble in water;Ministry of Health Bulletin No. 8, 2007 approved Lutein as a new kind of food additive.Antioxidant activity: high activity of lutein-rich e-long polyene chain can protect the body from free radical singlet oxygen. In vitro studies showed that the lutein is more effective in the inhibition of oxidation of membrane lipids and preventing cell damage induced by β-carotene.Lutein can repair the damage caused by ultraviolet radiation, thus it is applied in cosmetics.