Role of nano-selenium in health and environment

A Kumar, KS Prasad - Journal of Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, researches on selenium nanoparticle have gained more attention due to its
important role in many physiological processes. Generally, selenium nanoparticle has a …

Potentialities of selenium nanoparticles in biomedical science

V Nayak, KRB Singh, AK Singh, RP Singh - New Journal of Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanotechnology is defined as the branch of science dealing with extremely small-sized
particles with a size in the range of 1–100 nm, which are termed nanoparticles. Due to the …

Exploring the benefits of phycocyanin: From Spirulina cultivation to its widespread applications

R Fernandes, J Campos, M Serra, J Fidalgo… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

Highly bioactive zeolitic imidazolate framework-8–capped nanotherapeutics for efficient reversal of reperfusion-induced injury in ischemic stroke

L He, G Huang, H Liu, C Sang, X Liu, T Chen - Science Advances, 2020 - science.org
Rational design of potent antioxidative agent with high biocompatibility is urgently needed to
treat ischemic reperfusion-induced ROS-mediated cerebrovascular and neural injury during …

Phycocyanin, a super functional ingredient from algae; properties, purification characterization, and applications

TJ Ashaolu, K Samborska, CC Lee, M Tomas… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Phycocyanins (PCYs) are a group of luxuriant bioactive compounds found in blue-green
algae with an estimated global market of about US $250 million within this decade. The …

An overview: biomolecules from microalgae for animal feed and aquaculture

Z Yaakob, E Ali, A Zainal, M Mohamad… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - Springer
Despite being more popular for biofuel, microalgae have gained a lot of attention as a
source of biomolecules and biomass for feed purposes. Algae farming can be established …

Antioxidant, Immunomodulating, and Microbial‐Modulating Activities of the Sustainable and Ecofriendly Spirulina

A Finamore, M Palmery, S Bensehaila… - … medicine and cellular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The highly nutritional and ecofriendly Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) has hypolipidemic,
hypoglycemic, and antihypertensive properties. Spirulina contains functional compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Phycocyanin: a potential drug for cancer treatment

L Jiang, Y Wang, Q Yin, G Liu, H Liu, Y Huang… - Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Phycocyanin isolated from marine organisms has the characteristics of high efficiency and
low toxicity, and it can be used as a functional food. It has been reported that phycocyanin …

Phycocyanin from Arthrospira platensis as Potential Anti-Cancer Drug: Review of In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

S Braune, A Krüger-Genge, S Kammerer, F Jung… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
The application of cytostatic drugs or natural substances to inhibit cancer growth and
progression is an important and evolving subject of cancer research. There has been a …

Nutraceutical properties of phycocyanin

B Fernández-Rojas, J Hernández-Juárez… - Journal of functional …, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …