Phycobiliproteins from cyanobacteria: Chemistry and biotechnological applications

F Pagels, AC Guedes, HM Amaro, A Kijjoa… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Phycobiliproteins are a group of water soluble proteins with an associated chromophore,
responsible for the light-harvesting in cyanobacteria. They are divided in four main types …

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 …

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] Phycobiliproteins: Structural aspects, functional characteristics, and biotechnological perspectives

J Dagnino-Leone, CP Figueroa, ML Castañeda… - Computational and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phycobiliproteins (PBPs) are fluorescent proteins of various colors, including fuchsia, purple-
blue and cyan, that allow the capture of light energy in auxiliary photosynthetic complexes …

Abiotic stresses as tools for metabolites in microalgae

C Paliwal, M Mitra, K Bhayani, SVV Bharadwaj… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae, due to various environmental stresses, constantly tune their cellular
mechanisms to cope with them. The accumulation of the stress metabolites is closely related …

Targeted delivery and apoptosis induction of trans-resveratrol-ferulic acid loaded chitosan coated folic acid conjugate solid lipid nanoparticles in colon cancer cells

CS Kumar, R Thangam, SA Mary, PR Kannan… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study is aimed to study and to evaluate the colon cancer targeting efficacy of
chitosan-coated-trans-resveratrol (RSV) and ferulic acid (FER) loaded SLNs (solid lipid …

Phycobiliproteins: Molecular structure, production, applications, and prospects

W Li, HN Su, Y Pu, J Chen, LN Liu, Q Liu, S Qin - Biotechnology Advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Phycobiliproteins (PBPs) are the main component of light-harvesting complexes in
cyanobacteria and red algae. In addition to their important role in photosynthesis, PBPs …

Medical Application of Spirulina platensis Derived C‐Phycocyanin

Q Liu, Y Huang, R Zhang, T Cai… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[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 …