Phycocyanins (PCYs) are a group of luxuriant bioactive compounds found in blue-green
algae with an estimated global market of about US $250 million within this decade. The …

Phycobiliproteins, carotenoids and fucoxanthin are photosynthetic pigments extracted from
microalgae and cyanobacteria with great potential biotechnological applications, as healthy …

Phycocyanin (C-PC) application by the industry is still limited due to extraction methods
drawbacks and to the low stability of these compounds after the extraction process. To …

Background Conventional plastics have been widely applied in the food industry as
packaging material because of their attractive characteristics, such as great mechanical …

To utilize natural hydrophobic/hydrophilic colorants to manufacture good quality and
attractive packaging films, we investigated the effects of natural colorants (curcumin …

In the present study, a composite containing zein and C-phycocyanin (ZCPhy 20) was
developed using an electrospinning process. The results represented that all fibers had …

Phycocyanin is a typical microalgal active compound with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
efficacy, and the pigment moiety phycocyanobilin has been recently proposed as its active …

There is an increasing demand for more healthy and sustainable diets, which led to an
interest in replacing synthetic colors with natural plant-based ones. Phycocyanin, which is …

Spirulina consists of a cluster of green-colored cyanobacteria; it is commonly consumed as a
food or food supplement rich in bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity, predominantly …

Phycocyanin, a natural blue-colored protein–chromophore complex, forms insoluble
aggregates under acidic conditions and loses blue hue during heating. Targeting these …