Fucoxanthin is an epoxycarotenol that is found in brown seaweed and which exhibits anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidative and neuroprotective properties.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 06O0TC0VSM · registered name FUCOXANTHIN · single chemical substance
Fucoxanthin is an epoxycarotenol that is found in brown seaweed and which exhibits anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidative and neuroprotective properties. It has a role as a hypoglycemic agent, a hepatoprotective agent, a neuroprotective agent, a CFTR potentiator, an apoptosis inhibitor, a marine metabolite, a plant metabolite, a food antioxidant and an algal metabolite. It is a tertiary alcohol, an epoxycarotenol, a secondary alcohol, a member of allenes and an acetate ester.
Source: PubChem
Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid isolated from the alga, Sargassum siliquastrum
Cosmetic roles
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Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name フコキサンチン: 本品は、褐藻類の一種 Sargassum siliquastrum から得られるカロチノイドであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 3351-86-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID901031617
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID401517913
- IUPAC
- (3S,3'S,5R,5'R,6S)-3,5'-Dihydroxy-8-oxo-6',7'-didehydro-5,5',6,6',7,8-hexahydro-5,6-epoxy-beta,beta-caroten-3'-yl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C42H58O6
- Molecular weight
- 658.92 g/mol
Related literature
- Extraction, Purification, and Bioactivity of Fucoxanthin from Brown Seaweed Sargassum hystrix · 2026
- Fucoxanthin ameliorates PM2.5-mediated skin cell inflammation and senescence · 2025
- Current advances in microalgae-based fucoxanthin production and downstream processes. · 2025
- Machine learning-based prediction models unleash the enhanced production of fucoxanthin in Isochrysis galbana · 2024
- Opportunities for the marine carotenoid value chain from the perspective of fucoxanthin degradation. · 2022
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- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
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- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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