Protection of astaxanthin in astaxanthin nanodispersions using additional antioxidants

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Anarjan, Navideh and Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi and Tan, Chin Ping (2013) Protection of astaxanthin in astaxanthin nanodispersions using additional antioxidants. Molecules, 18 (7). pp. 7699-7710. ISSN 1420-3049

Abstract

The protective effects of α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid on astaxanthin in astaxanthin nanodispersions produced via a solvent-diffusion technique and stabilized by a three-component stabilizer system, were studied either individually or in combination by using response surface methodology. Generally, both α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid could retard the astaxanthin degradation in astaxanthin nanodispersions. The results showed that the using α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid can be more efficient in increasing the chemical stability of nanodispersions in comparison to using them individually. Using a response surface methodology (RSM) response optimizer, it was seen that addition of ascorbic acid (ascorbic acid/astaxanthin w/w) and α-tocopherol (α-tocopherol/astaxanthin w/w) in proportions of 0.4 and 0.6, respectively, would give the maximum chemical stability to the studied astaxanthin nanodispersions.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Food Science and Technology
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules18077699
Publisher:	MDPI
Keywords:	Astaxanthin nanodispersions; Chemical stability; Ascorbic acid; α-tocopherol
Depositing User:	Khairil Ridzuan Khahirullah
Date Deposited:	22 Aug 2014 06:56
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2016 05:10
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30463
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