| US 7,595,171 B2 | ||
| Ketocarotenoids from Adonis palaestina | ||
| Simon Rayton, Hong Kong (China); John Rayton, Hong Kong (China); Linda Foley, Killorglin (Ireland); and Peter Wyn Jones, Cork (Ireland) | ||
| Assigned to Sinotrade Technology Limited, Hong Kong (China) | ||
| Filed on May 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/381,288. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/677664, filed on May 03, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0260010 A1, Nov. 16, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. C12P 23/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 435—67 [424/725; 424/778; 800/260; 800/323] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A method for the production of astaxanthin pigment that comprises cultivating plants of Adonis palaestina designated ‘PF POP’, a sample of seed having been deposited at the NCIMB, having an astaxanthin content of about 0.5 to about 0.8 mg per flower head, and extracting the astaxanthin from the petals. |