Phycobiliprotein: Potential microalgae derived pharmaceutical and biological reagent

E Manirafasha, T Ndikubwimana, X Zeng, Y Lu… - Biochemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Microalgae are considered as a great potential for reliable and sustainable feedstock for the
production of biofuels and biochemically active compounds such as phycobiliproteins …

Phycobiliproteins: Molecular structure, production, applications, and prospects

W Li, HN Su, Y Pu, J Chen, LN Liu, Q Liu, S Qin - Biotechnology Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Phycobiliproteins (PBPs) are the main component of light-harvesting complexes in
cyanobacteria and red algae. In addition to their important role in photosynthesis, PBPs …

Hypolipidemic, Antioxidant, and Antiinflammatory Activities of Microalgae Spirulina

R Deng, TJ Chow - Cardiovascular therapeutics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Spirulina is free‐floating filamentous microalgae growing in alkaline water bodies. With its
high nutritional value, Spirulina has been consumed as food for centuries in Central Africa. It …

[HTML][HTML] Phycobiliproteins—A family of algae-derived biliproteins: productions, characterization and pharmaceutical potentials

H Chen, H Qi, P Xiong - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Phycobiliproteins (PBPs) are colored and water-soluble biliproteins found in cyanobacteria,
rhodophytes, cryptomonads and cyanelles. They are divided into three main types …

Bioactive pigments from microalgae Phormidium autumnale

DB Rodrigues, CR Menezes, AZ Mercadante… - Food Research …, 2015 - Elsevier
The profile of the three classes of pigments (carotenoids, chlorophylls and phycobiliproteins)
and the peroxyl radical scavenger capacity of extracts from microalgae Phormidium …

Whey protein improves the stability of C-phycocyanin in acidified conditions during light storage

S Zhang, Z Zhang, Y Dadmohammadi, Y Li, A Jaiswal… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
C‐phycocyanin is a bright blue natural colorant used in food and beverage applications.
However, its color stability is poor in acidic conditions under exposure to light. In this work …

Anti-oxidant activity of holo-and apo-c-phycocyanin and their protective effects on human erythrocytes

P Pleonsil, S Soogarun, Y Suwanwong - International journal of biological …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to investigate the anti-oxidant activity of the recombinant apo-c-
phycocyanin (c-PC) β-subunit compared to native c-PC purified from Spirulina sp. The gene …

Coassembly of fiber hydrogel with antibacterial activity for wound healing

W Gong, H Huang, X Wang, W He… - ACS biomaterials science …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Wound healing remains a critical challenge due to its vulnerability to bacterial infection and
the complicated inflammatory microenvironment. Herein, we report a novel antibacterial …

Spirulina phycobiliproteins as food components and complements

D Stanic-Vucinic, S Minic, MR Nikolic… - Microalgal …, 2018 - books.google.com
Spirulina has a documented history of use as a food for more than 1000 years, and has
been in production as a dietary supplement for 40 years. Among many of Spirulina bioactive …

Characterization of functional low-fat yogurt enriched with whey protein concentrate, Ca-caseinate and spirulina

AA Atallah, OM Morsy, DG Gemiel - International Journal of Food …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Fresh buffalo milk was standardized to 1.2 g fat 100 g− 1 milk. Low-fat, yogurts were fortified
with whey protein concentrates (WPCs) 1 g 100 g− 1, Ca-caseinates (Ca-Cns) 1 g 100 g− 1 …