Phycocyanin C a Natural Product with Impressive Therapeutic Efficacy for Inhibition of Breast Tumors’ Growth and Metastasis in Vivo [PDF]
Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2021 Background: Several studies have reported the anticancer effect of phycocyanin C, a natural extract isolated from the algae Arthrospira platensis. However, its therapeutic effects on the growth of breast cancer and its metastasis have not been determined
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Diversity and evolution of phycobilisomes in marine Synechococcus spp.: a comparative genomics study [PDF]
, 2007 Background Marine Synechococcus owe their specific vivid color (ranging from blue-green to orange) to their large extrinsic antenna complexes called phycobilisomes, comprising a central allophycocyanin core and rods of variable phycobiliprotein ...
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Analytical Grade Purification of Phycocyanin from Cyanobacteria
, 2020 Phycocyanin is a blue-colored pigment-protein complex that exhibits numerous biofunctions such as anti-inflammation, antioxidation, antitumor, neuroprotective effect, and immunological enhancement.
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C-Phycocyanin exerts anti-cancer effects via the MAPK signaling pathway in MDA-MB-231 cells
Cancer Cell International, 2018 Background Triple-negative breast cancer is a biological subtype of breast cancer, which is unresponsive to conventional chemotherapies and has a poor prognosis.
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Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022 Context C-Phycocyanin is a protein with anti-scavenger, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions against agents that cause cellular damage. The cardioprotective action of C-phycocyanin against acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has not been studied in ...
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Photophysics of phycoerythrocyanins from the cyanobacterium Westiellopsis prolifica studied by time-resolved fluorescence and coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering spectroscopy [PDF]
, 1994 Three building blocks of the antenna complexes of the cyanobacterium Westiellopsis prolifica were studied: PEC(X), which is similar to the α-subunit of phycoerythrocyanin (PEC), trimers of PEC and monomers derived from these by deaggregation with KSCN ...
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Exploring the Benefits of Phycocyanin: From Spirulina Cultivation to Its Widespread Applications
Pharmaceuticals, 2023 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 due to its high nutritional value, especially its high protein content ...
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Integration of apo-α-phycocyanin into phycobilisomes and its association with FNRL in the absence of the phycocyanin α-subunit lyase (CpcF) in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Phycocyanin is an important component of the phycobilisome, which is the principal light-harvesting complex in cyanobacteria. The covalent attachment of the phycocyanobilin chromophore to phycocyanin is catalyzed by the enzyme phycocyanin lyase.
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Extraction and purification of phycocyanin from Arthrophira platensis microalgae using a green solid-liquid extraction technology (RSLDE) [PDF]
, 2021 . Spirulina is a blue alga belonging to the class of Cyanobacteria. This alga is characterized by a high content of phycocyanin, a blue photosynthetic pigment belonging to the phycobiliprotein family. Phycocyanin has a lot of industrial applications,
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A Simple Method for Efficient Extraction and Separation of C-phycocyanin from Spirulina platensis [PDF]
, 2012 Stroke is the third leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease and cancer. At present, there is no registered neuroprotective drug used in clinical practice that may prevent or limit cerebral tissue lesions occurring in the areas with decreased ...
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