CAS NO.: 144-68-3
EINECS NO.: 205-636-4
MF: C40H56O2
MW: 568.87
Appearance:Red orange fine Powder
Size: 80~200mesh
Testing Method:UV&HPLC
Part of Plant Used:fruit
Extract Method: Ethanol and Water

Function:                                                                                                                      
1.Protect eyesight, prevent it from descending. Protect yellow membrane in retina, inhibit macula lutea from degeneration and blurred vision. Anti-oxidation, inhibit harmful free radical from forming. Protect retina, absorb a great quantity blue light which enters our eyes.
2.Lutein have the lower macular pigment density, cut down the incidence of cataract.
3.Anti-oxidation, inhibit the activity of active oxygen-derived free radicals.
4.Inhibit artery wall from thickening and arterial embolism, cut down the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, delay arteriosclerosis.
5.Antitumous effect, inhibit breast carcinoma, carcinoma of prostate, rectal cancer, skin cancer, etc.
6.Superordinary natural pigment, strong tinting power, dosage low, color bright-colored.
 
Application                                                                                                                     
1. It is metalescent yellow rhombus tabular crystal, extracted by ethanol. It is hardly dissolve in water.
2. It is pure natural pigment and consist in corn, spinage, eggs, fishes, algae, etc. many kinds of plants and
animals by modern biotechnology.
3. Widely used in foodstuff industry and cosmetis as natural colorant. Use in medicine and health care product to
prevent cataract, macula degeneration and heart disease, improve the illness of pigmentary degeneration of retina.
It also have antitumous effect.
4. Prevent Age-related macular degeneration.
5. Prevent Cataract, intima-media thickening, heart disease.
6. Improve Retinitis pigmentosa of disease of patient.