[HTML][HTML] Phycocyanin from Spirulina: A review of extraction methods and stability

DP Jaeschke, IR Teixeira, LDF Marczak… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Phycocyanin from Spirulina: a comprehensive review on cultivation, extraction, purification, and its application in food and allied industries

KD Athiyappan, W Routray, B Paramasivan - Food and Humanity, 2024 - Elsevier
Phycocyanin is a blue accessory protein pigment that is abundant in Spirulina sp. and has
gained popularity due to its diverse applications in various industries. Phycocyanin is rich in …

Spray-dried Spirulina platensis as an effective ingredient to improve yogurt formulations: Testing different encapsulating solutions

SC da Silva, IP Fernandes, L Barros… - Journal of Functional …, 2019 - Elsevier
The consumption of foods functionalized with spirulina might have positive health effects.
However, spirulina-based food products are usually associated with unpleasant flavor and …

Sustainable extraction of valuable components from Spirulina assisted by pulsed electric fields technology

A Käferböck, S Smetana, R de Vos, C Schwarz… - Algal Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The study investigated the potential of pulsed electric fields (PEF) technology application for
the improvement of cell disintegration and subsequent extraction/fractionation of …

Optimization of the Freezing-Thawing Method for Extracting Phycobiliproteins from Arthrospira sp.

HT Tan, NMH Khong, YS Khaw, SA Ahmad, FM Yusoff - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The freezing–thawing method had been reported to be the best phycobiliprotein extraction
technique. However, optimum parameters of this extraction method for Arthrospira sp.(one of …

Commercial Potential of the Cyanobacterium Arthrospira maxima: Physiological and Biochemical Traits and the Purification of Phycocyanin

J Park, H Lee, TB Dinh, S Choi, J De Saeger… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Arthrospira maxima is an unbranched, filamentous cyanobacterium rich in
important cellular products such as vitamins, minerals, iron, essential amino acids, essential …

Evaluation of the effect of UV-B radiation on growth, photosynthetic pigment, and antioxidant enzymes of some cyanobacteria

S Dwivedi, IZ Ahmad - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study is focused on the effects of artificial UV-B radiation on growth, proteins,
and pigments, as well as the activities of several enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant …

Erythroprotective Potential of Phycobiliproteins Extracted from Porphyridium cruentum

RL Peña-Medina, D Fimbres-Olivarría… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
There are multiple associations between the different blood groups (ABO and RhD) and the
incidence of oxidative stress-related diseases, such as certain carcinomas and COVID-19 …

Phycocyanin: A potential bioresource for functional food product development

P Chhirang, VK Gahlawat, BP Singh - South African Journal of Botany, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural pigments are desired for use in food products due to the long-term adverse effects of
synthetic pigments on consumers, industry, and health. In the search for naturally sourced …

Volatile Compounds, Fatty Acids Constituents, and Antimicrobial Activity of Cultured Spirulina (Arthrospira fusiformis) Isolated from Lake Mariout in Egypt

GM Hamad, N Abd El-Baky, MM Sharaf… - The Scientific World …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, Arthrospira fusiformis previously isolated from Lake Mariout (Alexandria, Egypt)
was cultivated in the laboratory using a medium for pharmaceutical grade Arthrospira …