Product Description
Astaxanthin
powder
is a keto-
carotenoid
within a group of chemical compounds known as
terpenes
.
Astaxanthin powder is a
metabolite
of
zeaxanthin
and
canthaxanthin
, containing both hydroxyl and ketone functional groups. It is a
lipid
-soluble
pigment
with red coloring properties, which result from the extended chain of conjugated (alternating double and single)
double bonds
at the center of the compound.