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 …

Background: Open tetrapyrroles termed phycobilins represent the major photosynthetic
accessory pigments of several cyanobacteria and some eukaryotic algae such as the …

Background Pigmentation is one of the essential defense mechanisms against oxidative
stress or UV irradiation; however, abnormal hyperpigmentation in human skin may pose a …

Spirulina is free-floating filamentous microalgae growing in alkaline water bodies. As early
as over 400 years ago, Spirulina was eaten as food by the Mayas, Toltec's and Kanembu in …

Oxalate toxicity is mediated through generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) via a
process that is partly dependent on mitochondrial dysfunction. Here, we investigated …

In this study, Spirulina maxima (SM) has been selected following preliminary investigations,
for cultivation in either normal (0.02 M) or stress (0.1 M) NaCl medium (Zarrouk) under room …

Cowpea is truly a multifunctional crop, providing food for man and livestock and serving as a
valuable and dependable revenue-generating commodity for farmers and grain traders …

Introduction: Oxalate is a toxic byproduct of metabolism and is normally produced in
quantities easily removed from the body. However, under specific circumstances oxalate …

Abstract Cowpea, Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp, is an important arid legume crop cultivated
widely in the arid and semiarid tropics of the world mostly by resource-poor farmers involved …

Arthrospira platensis, commonly known as Spirulina, is a photosynthetic filamentous
cyanobacterium (blue–green microalga) that has been utilized as a food source since …