Cyanotech Announces Direct Sales of BioAstin -- New Natural Astaxanthin Human Dietary Supplement; ``Woman's World'' Magazine Features Health Benefits of Astaxanthin.Business Editors KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000 Cyanotech Corporation (Nasdaq:CYAN), the world leader in producing high-value, natural products from microalgae, today announced that it has begun direct sales of its new natural astaxanthin human dietary supplement, BioAstin(TM), under the Company's Nutrex(TM) label. Cyanotech is the world's largest commercial producer of natural astaxanthin from microalgae. The toll-free number to order BioAstin(TM) is 1-888-922-2107. The product will also be available next week through the Company's website at www.cyanotech.com. "We are pleased to initiate sales of this important new human nutritional product," said Gerald R. Cysewski, Ph.D, Cyanotech's chairman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We believe BioAstin(TM) can provide important health benefits and are encouraging studies to gain more knowledge about its effects." In August 1999, Cyanotech announced that BioAstin(TM) had been reviewed without objection by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ), allowing the Company to offer the product for sale and use in the United States as a human dietary supplement. "Woman's World" magazine, which has a retail store circulation of 1.5 million stated, in its January 18, 2000 issue, that: "Antioxidant vitamins such as E, C and beta carotene have been hailed as lifesavers for their ability to protect us from disease. They neutralize free radicals, the oxygen molecules that damage our cells, and studies prove they can stop cholesterol from clogging our arteries, boost our resistance to illness and infection -- even prevent cancer from taking hold. But now researchers have found something that may be even better. It's astaxanthin, a nutrient found in seafood and algae algae (ăl`jē) [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plant kingdom, the thallophytes (plants that . Studies prove it's 10 times stronger than beta carotene, and it has 550 times more antioxidant antioxidant, substance that prevents or slows the breakdown of another substance by oxygen. Synthetic and natural antioxidants are used to slow the deterioration of gasoline and rubber, and such antioxidants as vitamin C (ascorbic acid), butylated hydroxytoluene power than vitamin E vitamin E or tocopherol Fat-soluble organic compound found principally in certain plant oils and leaves of green vegetables. Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant in body tissues and may prolong life by slowing oxidative destruction of membranes. !" The magazine continued by citing several possible health benefits currently under study in the United States and Japan, including the ability of astaxanthin to reduce the damage to skin cells caused by the sun, stimulate the immune system, and to accelerate the rate at which the body burns calories. In December 1999, Cyanotech announced it had filed a U.S. patent application based on the protective properties of astaxanthin to retard and ameliorate fever blisters (cold sores) and canker sores Canker Sores Definition Canker sores are small sores or ulcers that appear inside the mouth. They are painful, self-healing, and can recur. Description . Cyanotech Corporation produces high-value natural products from microalgae. Products include BioAstin(TM), a new natural astaxanthin product for use as a human nutritional supplement; NatuRose(TM) natural astaxanthin used in the worldwide aquaculture aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. and animal feed industry; Spirulina spirulina Any cyanobacteria in the genus Spirulina. A traditional food source in parts of Africa and Mexico, spirulina is an exceptionally rich source of vitamins, minerals, and protein, and one of the few nonanimal sources of vitamin B12. Pacifica(TM), a nutrient-rich dietary supplement; and phycobiliproteins, which are fluorescent pigments used in the immunological diagnostics market. Cyanotech is the only microalgae company in the world to have an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 Registered Quality System. Additional information is available at www.cyanotech.com. Note -- Information on factors that may affect the business and financial results of Cyanotech and may cause actual results to differ from current expectations can be found in filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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