介绍了虾青素的生产方法及生物活性的最新研究进展情况。对目前工业化采用的生产方法及技术特点进行了具体的阐述和对比总结，如从水产品的废弃物、雨生红球藻和红发夫酵母中提取，而雨生红球藻是自然界中天然虾青素含量最高的生物来源；介绍了虾青素的诸多生物活性及应用概况，如抗氧化、抗炎抗感染、抗肿瘤、抗疲劳、预防骨质疏松的作用等。随着对虾青素药理毒理活性的进一步研究，虾青素不仅用作珍贵水产动物养殖的饵料添加剂，在食品、药品、化妆品和高级营养保健品等领域也将得到广泛的应用，具有巨大的市场潜力。对利用雨生红球藻生产天然虾青素的机制、现状进行总结及展望，对进一步研究雨生红球藻具有深远的意义。

This article describes astaxanthin production methods and the latest research progress of the biological activity.It summarizes the current industry processing and techniques,such as the extraction from aquatic byproducts,pluvialis algae and Phaffia yeast.Haematococcus pluvialis is the most ideal biogenetic derivation because of the highest natural astaxanthin.Astaxanthin biological activity and applications,such as anti—oxidation,anti—inflammatory,anti—infective,anti—tumor,anti—fatigue,prevention of osteoporosis were also introduced.Pharmacology and toxicology study shows that astaxanthin not only can be used as the bait additives in aquatic farming,but also has a wide application in food,drugs,cosmetics,and high value nutritional health products,so it has great market potential.Finally,the article made summary and outlook of using H.pluvialis to produce astaxathin,which has great meanings for the further study of H.pluvialis.

中国博士后科学基金（2012M520106）；中国博士后特别资助（2013T60025）