类胡萝卜素聚集体的研究进展

Research progress of carotenoids aggregates

摘要: 类胡萝卜素是一类重要的天然色素的总称，部分类胡萝卜素在水合有机溶剂中可自发聚集，从而呈现出不同的存在形式，如H聚集体、M单体和J聚集体。以番茄红素、叶黄素、玉米黄质、虾青素、β-胡萝卜素和岩藻黄质等6种典型的类胡萝卜素为代表，对类胡萝卜素聚集体的形成机理、影响因素、研究方法及潜在应用进行了综述。为今后类胡萝卜素及其聚集体在食品、医药、生物等领域的研究与应用提供参考。

Abstract: Carotenoids are a kind of important natural pigments. Some of them can spontaneously aggregate in hydrated organic solvents, thus presenting different forms of existence, such as H aggregates, M monomer and J aggregates. Six typical carotenoids, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin, β-carotene and fucoxanthin, were represented in this paper. The formation mechanism, influencing factor, research methods and potential applications of carotenoid aggregates were introduced. It is expected to provide a reference for research and application of carotenoid aggregates in food, medicine and biology field in future.