Heterotrophic cultivation of microalgae for pigment production: A review

J Hu, D Nagarajan, Q Zhang, JS Chang, DJ Lee - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Pigments (mainly carotenoids) are important nutraceuticals known for their potent anti-
oxidant activities and have been used extensively as high end health supplements …

[HTML][HTML] Phycocyanin: Anti-inflammatory effect and mechanism

R Liu, S Qin, W Li - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
As the host defense response to various injuries and pathogens in the body, inflammation
can remove damaged cells and pathogens in the host organism and protect the body …

Green microalgae biomolecule separations and recovery

C Dixon, LR Wilken - Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2018 - Springer
Microalgae biomass has garnered significant attention as a renewable energy feedstock
and alternative to petroleum-based fuels. The diverse metabolism of green microalgae …

Pharmaceutical applications and consequent environmental impacts of Spirulina (Arthrospira): An overview

W Shao, R Ebaid, M El-Sheekh… - Grasas y …, 2019 - grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es
Recently, microalgae cultivation for different applications, including the production of
nutritional and pharmaceutical active compounds has received increasing attention. Among …

Whey protein improves the stability of C-phycocyanin in acidified conditions during light storage

S Zhang, Z Zhang, Y Dadmohammadi, Y Li, A Jaiswal… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
C‐phycocyanin is a bright blue natural colorant used in food and beverage applications.
However, its color stability is poor in acidic conditions under exposure to light. In this work …

Growth and phycocyanin synthesis in the heterotrophic microalga Galdieria sulphuraria on substrates made of food waste from restaurants and bakeries

JK Sloth, HC Jensen, D Pleissner, NT Eriksen - Bioresource Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Galdieria sulphuraria 074G (Rhodophyta) was grown heterotrophically in defined medium
and on amylolytic and proteolytic hydrolysed food waste from restaurants and bakeries …

Pigmentation enhancement techniques during ornamental fish production

CC Lau, SA Mohd Nor, MP Tan, YS Yeong… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2023 - Springer
The ornamental fish industry has continued to flourish since eighteenth century with
increased fascination by enthusiasts in the striking body colours and patterns displayed in …

High-level production and extraction of C-phycocyanin from cyanobacteria Synechococcus sp. PCC7002 for antioxidation, antibacterial and lead adsorption

JY Lin, SI Tan, YC Yi, CC Hsiang, CH Chang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming and climate change because carbon dioxide (CO 2) release to atmosphere
is the forecasting challenges to human being. We are facing how to overcome the dilemma …

Sustainable microalgae and cyanobacteria biotechnology

JF López-Hernández, T Kean-Meng… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Marine organisms are a valuable source of new compounds, many of which have
remarkable biotechnological properties, such as microalgae and cyanobacteria, which have …

Effect of a dark-colored substrate on the production of phycocyanin by the cyanobacterium Phormidium sp

SG Mastropetros, K Pispas, D Zagklis, K Tsigkou… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the biotechnological production of valuable compounds has recently gathered research
interest, more and more photosynthetic microorganisms are being examined for the …