In the food industry, manufacturers and customers have paid more attention to natural
pigments instead of the synthetic counterparts for their excellent coloring ability and healthy …

Phycobiliproteins are a group of water soluble proteins with an associated chromophore,
responsible for the light-harvesting in cyanobacteria. They are divided in four main types …

Large-scale production of microalgae and their bioactive compounds has steadily increased
in response to global demand for natural compounds. Spirulina, in particular, has been used …

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 …

Microalgae are microorganisms that have different morphological, physiological, and
genetic traits that confer the ability to produce different biologically active metabolites …

Phycocyanin and phycoerythrin are photosynthetic pigments extracted from microalgae with
great biotechnological potential due to their intense colors, fluorescent properties and …

Microalgae biorefinery systems have been extensively studied from the perspective of
resources, energy expenditure, biofuel production potential, and high-added value products …

The cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis, spirulina, is a source of pigments such as
phycobiliprotein and phycocyanin. Phycocyanin is used in the food, cosmetics, and …

Microalgae are considered as a great potential for reliable and sustainable feedstock for the
production of biofuels and biochemically active compounds such as phycobiliproteins …

Microalgae are the major photosynthesizers on earth and produce important pigments that
include chlorophyll a, b and c, β-carotene, astaxanthin, xanthophylls, and phycobiliproteins …