Isolation of Fucoxanthin from Montagne, 1845 Seaweed in Vietnam and Its Neuroprotective Activity.

Fucoxanthin extracted and purified from Vietnamese Montagne, 1845 exhibits various biological activities. In this study, the ability of fucoxanthin to inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE), the antioxidant activities, and the expression of antioxidant enzymes were investigated. Fucoxanthin isolated from Vietnamese showed no cytotoxic effects; moreover, it exhibited AChE inhibitory activity (with an IC value of 130.