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

Along with the development of marine biological pharmaceutical research, high‐effective
and low‐toxic drugs and functional foods isolated from marine organisms have become a …

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 …

Spirulina is a microscopic, filamentous cyanobacterium that grows in alkaline water bodies.
It is extensively utilized as a nutraceutical food supplement all over the world due to its high …

Beyond their significant contribution to the dietary and industrial supplies, marine algae are
considered to be a potential source of some unique metabolites with diverse health benefits …

Marine environment has proven to be a rich source of structurally diverse and complex
compounds exhibiting numerous interesting biological effects. Macroalgae are currently …

The edible cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis and its chief biliprotein C-Phycocyanin have
shown protective activity in animal models of diverse human health diseases, often reflecting …

Background: Open tetrapyrroles termed phycobilins represent the major photosynthetic
accessory pigments of several cyanobacteria and some eukaryotic algae such as the …

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the antioxidant C-phycocyanin (C-PC, 5–30
mg kg− 1 ip) was able to prevent cisplatin (CP, 18 mg kg− 1 ip) induced nephrotoxicity by …

Context: Phycocyanin (PC) has been proven to have many therapeutic properties, but its
effects on diabetes have not been investigated. Objective: Antidiabetic activity of PC isolated …