Microalgae-derived pigments for the food industry

H Sun, Y Wang, Y He, B Liu, H Mou, F Chen, S Yang - Marine drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Phycocyanin from Spirulina: A review of extraction methods and stability

DP Jaeschke, IR Teixeira, LDF Marczak… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Phycocyanin and phycoerythrin: Strategies to improve production yield and chemical stability

M Hsieh-Lo, G Castillo, MA Ochoa-Becerra, L Mojica - Algal Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Phycocyanin and phycoerythrin are photosynthetic pigments extracted from microalgae with
great biotechnological potential due to their intense colors, fluorescent properties and …

[HTML][HTML] Physicochemical degradation of phycocyanin and means to improve its stability: A short review

A Adjali, I Clarot, Z Chen, E Marchioni… - Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis, spirulina, is a source of pigments such as
phycobiliprotein and phycocyanin. Phycocyanin is used in the food, cosmetics, and …

Marine algae colorants: Antioxidant, anti-diabetic properties and applications in food industry

T Imchen, KS Singh - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
In numerous food businesses, natural pigments are frequently utilized as food colorants.
Colorants give nutritional value to food items in addition to improving its appeal …

Microalgae: a promising source of bioactive phycobiliproteins

L Tounsi, H Ben Hlima, F Hentati, O Hentati, H Derbel… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phycobiliproteins are photosynthetic light-harvesting pigments isolated from microalgae with
fluorescent, colorimetric and biological properties, making them a potential commodity in the …

Phycocyanin from microalgae: properties, extraction and purification, with some recent applications

MG de Morais, D da Fontoura Prates… - Industrial …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Phycocyanin is a non-toxic, water-soluble pigment protein from microalgae that exhibits
antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and neuroprotective effects. In addition to …

Development of pH indicator from PLA/PEO ultrafine fibers containing pigment of microalgae origin

JB Moreira, ALM Terra, JAV Costa… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phycocyanin is a pigment of intense blue color, constituting the biomass of microalga such
as Spirulina. This pigment is sensitive to pH and this instability results in color change. Thus …

Antioxidant ultrafine fibers developed with microalga compounds using a free surface electrospinning

JB Moreira, LT Lim, E da Rosa Zavareze, ARG Dias… - Food …, 2019 - Elsevier
Free surface electrospinning is a method for high throughput production of nonwovens using
electrostatic charge. The Spirulina microalga is known for its high protein content and it …