Spirulina is a species of filamentous cyanobacteria that has long been used as a food
supplement. In particular, Spirulina platensis and Spirulina maxima are the most important …

Salt stress is an ever-present threat to crop yields, especially in countries with irrigated
agriculture. Efforts to improve salt tolerance in crop plants are vital for sustainable crop …

Salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses which affects plant cell metabolism and reduces
plant productivity. Variations in the antioxidant defence systems under salinity among two …

Salt stress causes multifarious adverse effects in plants. Of them, production of reactive
oxygen species (ROS) is a common phenomenon. These ROS are highly reactive because …

Based on extensive epidemiological observation, fruits and vegetables that are a rich source
of carotenoids are thought to provide health benefits by decreasing the risk of various …

Spirulina is free‐floating filamentous microalgae growing in alkaline water bodies. With its
high nutritional value, Spirulina has been consumed as food for centuries in Central Africa. It …

Abstract β-Carotene belongs to a group of more than 600 compounds, jointly called as
carotenoids. It has numerous biological functions in the human body and because human is …

Hippocrates, a philosopher who lived from 460 to 359 BC is often quoted as saying,“Let your
food be thy medicine and your medicine be thy food.” Having lived just shy of a century at a …

Spirulina is rich in antioxidants, including proteins, polysaccharide, polyunsaturated fatty
acids, vitamins, carotenoids, and other bioactive compounds, which impart spirulina strong …

Free radical formation in the cochlea plays a key role in the development of noise-induced
hearing loss (NIHL). The amount, distribution, and time course of free radical formation have …