A group of researchers from the Nha Trang Institute of Technology Research and Applications at the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry. GB Elyakova of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences has successfully developed a process to extract antioxidants from sea urchins, the Nyanzan newspaper reports March 31.
This process has received a patent from the Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Science and Technology (GPHI).
It is noted that scientists used acid to destroy limestone balls in spiny shells. They then combined the alcohol-soluble quinonoid pigment to extract the antioxidant.
This natural colorant can be used as a highly active food and pharmaceutical additive or in the production of medicines for the treatment of many diseases.
Furthermore, the research results open up the possibility of discovering new natural sources of sea urchins in Vietnam’s coastal regions, especially in the waters of Khanh Hoa province.
According to Dr. Wo Mai Nyi Hieu from the Nha Trang Institute of Technology Research and Application, all defects that appear in the human body, such as body aging processes, crystalline cataracts, blood clots, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, and others diseases are associated with the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS), so a well-protected biological system with antioxidants will keep the human body healthy.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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