This particular study has shown that fucoxanthin has an inhibitory effect on invasiveness of cancer cells through suppressing the expression of gelatinolytic enzyme MMP-9 . This study also found that fucoxanthin suppressed the motility of melanoma cells.
22.
This particular study has shown that fucoxanthin has an inhibitory effect on invasiveness of cancer cells through suppressing the expression of gelatinolytic enzyme MMP-9 . This study also found that fucoxanthin suppressed the motility of melanoma cells.
23.
Algae also use chlorophyll, but various other pigments are present, such as phycocyanin, carotenes, and xanthophylls in green algae, phycoerythrin in red algae ( rhodophytes ) and fucoxanthin in brown algae and diatoms resulting in a wide variety of colors.
24.
The brown colour is due to the xanthophyll, fucoxanthin which masks the colour of the other pigments, beta-carotene, chlorophyll a and c and other xanthophylls . " Fucus distichus " has a high content of phlorotannins which may protect larger plants from grazing by periwinkles though young plants are susceptible.
