β-胡萝卜素生产、提取及功能的研究进展

Research Progress on Production,Extraction Technology and Functions ofβ-Carotene

β-胡萝卜素的生产方式主要有化学合成法、植物提取法、微生物发酵法和基因工程法,根据β-胡萝卜素的不同来源,采取有机溶剂提取法、柱层析法、超临界CO_(2)萃取法、超声辅助提取法、微波提取法等方法对β-胡萝卜素进行提取,β-胡萝卜素是良好的维生素A源,具有抗氧化、抗肿瘤等生理功能,现就β-胡萝卜素的生产、提取和功能做一综述。

The synthetic methods ofβ-carotene are divided into chemical synthesis,plant extraction,microbial fermentation and genetic engineering.According to different sources ofβ-carotene,organic solvent extraction method,column chromatography method,supercritical CO_(2) extraction method,ultrasound-assisted extraction method,microwave extraction method and other methods can be used to extractβ-carotene.β-carotene is a good source of vitamin A,which has antioxidant,antitumor and other physiological functions.The production,extraction and function ofβ-carotene are reviewed here.