Kee** in view, the challenges concerning agro-ecosystem and environment, the recent
developments in biotechnology offers a more reliable approach to address the food security …

Phycocyanin isolated from marine organisms has the characteristics of high efficiency and
low toxicity, and it can be used as a functional food. It has been reported that phycocyanin …

Phycocyanin (PC) is one of the main pigments of the algae Spirulina, which is used as a
dietary supplement due to its high protein content. PC is a protein from the phycobiliprotein …

The present paper describes an efficient single step chromatographic method for purification
of C-Phycocyanin from three cyanobacterial species, ie, Spirulina sp.(freshwater) …

Phycobiliproteins (PBPs) are colored and water-soluble biliproteins found in cyanobacteria,
rhodophytes, cryptomonads and cyanelles. They are divided into three main types …

C-Phycocyanin (C-PC), the major light harvesting biliprotein from Spirulina platensis is of
greater importance because of its various biological and pharmacological properties. It is a …

Of the total carotenoids in respective algal samples, β-carotene in Spirulina platensis was
69.5%, astaxanthin and its esters in Haematococcus pluvialis was 81.38%, and lutein in …

Primary dissociated neuronal cultures have been intensively exploited for the past 15 years
as model systems to investigate excitotoxic neuronal degeneration. Even this simplified …

Spirulina is rich in antioxidants, including proteins, polysaccharide, polyunsaturated fatty
acids, vitamins, carotenoids, and other bioactive compounds, which impart spirulina strong …

Currently, the food additive industry has interest in replacing artificial dyes with natural
pigments, trying to maintain consumer interest and increase their awareness towards …