Cyanobacterial taxonomy is facing a period of rapid changes thanks to the ease of 16S
rRNA gene sequencing and established workflows for description of new taxa. Since the last …

Swine wastewater is categorized as one of the agricultural wastewater with high contents of
organics and nutrients including nitrogen and phosphorus, which may lead to eutrophication …

The importance of expanding our knowledge on microorganisms derived from extreme
environments stems from the development of novel and sustainable technologies for our …

Phycobiliproteins are light-harvesting complexes found mainly in cyanobacteria and red
algae, playing a key role in photosynthesis. They are extensively applied in food, cosmetics …

The interest of the food industry in replacing artificial dyes with natural pigments has grown
recently. Cyanobacterial phycobiliproteins (PBPs), phycoerythrin (PE) and phycocyanin …

C-phycocyanin is a natural blue-colored biliprotein with various biological activities.
Commercial C-phycocyanin from Spirulina platensis has poor stability, which severely limits …

As food safety continues to gain prominence, phycocyanin (PC) is increasingly favored by
consumers as a natural blue pigment, which is extracted from microalgae and serves the …

The research in the field of food storage and preservation intensified in recent years to
develop alternative preservatives and colorants to chemical ones. The algal preservatives …

The light-harvesting phycobilisome complex is an important component of photosynthesis in
cyanobacteria and red algae. Phycobilisomes are composed of phycobiliproteins, including …

Currently, the use of synthetic pigments in foods is restricted since synthetic pigments are
proven and suspected to be harmful to human health. Phycobiliproteins (PBPs), existed in …