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Anaphylaxis to Spirulina confirmed by skin prick test with ingredients of Spirulina tablets

Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2014
Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis), blue-green microalgae, has high content in proteins, γ-linoleic acid and vitamins and therefore gained popularity as food supplement. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Spirulina is also an interesting alternative and sustainable protein source with the growing world population ...
Thuy-My Le   +2 more
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The True Value of Spirulina

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2020
Algae products are attracting growing interest due to their pleasant taste and their high contents in protein, essential amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. Specifically, spirulina products are widely promoted for their high vitamin B12 content. So far, knowledge regarding the contamination with cyanotoxins, heavy metals, pesticides, or polycyclic ...
Silke Grosshagauer   +2 more
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Spirulina as a source of vitamin A

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 1991
Experiments were carried out to assess spirulina fusiformis-a blue green algae as a source of vitamin A in rats. In one experiment, the control rats were fed synthetic vitamin A and the experimental rats spirulina as the sole source of vitamin A. The liver vitamin A concentration of spirulina-fed rats of both sexes was found to be significantly higher ...
V V, Annapurna   +2 more
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Manifestation of salt tolerance of Spirulina platensis and Spirulina maxima cyanobacteria of the genus Arthrospira (Spirulina)

Moscow University Biological Sciences Bulletin, 2011
The salt tolerance of two representatives of genus Spirulina (Arthrospira) Spirulina platensis and Spirulina maxima has been investigated. They both are the wide-spread objects of photobiotechnology and it has been shown that the content of 5–15 % sea-water in medium has not caused the decreasing of biomass yield more than 15–20% as compared with ...
A. Kh. Tambiev   +2 more
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LOW COST PRODUCTION OF SPIRULINA (Spirulina platensis) THROUGH TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER

UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 2022
Spirulina is multi cellular, autotrophic and filamentous blue-green microalgae possessed rich protein, vitamins, minerals and pigments. It showed various pharmaceutical activities including anticancer and anti HIV activities. It also used as animal feed for rich protein content.
Palanivel, Premalatha   +3 more
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Spirulina and Vitamin B12

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1982
To the Editor.— A current health food fad involves tablets of Spirulina , 1 a genus of blue-green algae belonging to the family Oscillatoriaceae of the division Cyanophyta, 2 represented in the health food literature to contain large amounts of vitamin B 12 .
V, Herbert, G, Drivas
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Spirulina, the edible microorganism

Microbiological Reviews, 1983
Isolement, morphologie et taxonomie, physiologie, biochimie, composition chimique, production, nutrition et toxicologie, conclusions et prospectives concernant l'utilisation de Spirulina pour l ...
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Osmotic adjustment in Spirulina platensis

Planta, 1985
The filamentous cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis has been examined for salt tolerance and osmotic adjustment. Salinities up to 150% seawater had little effect on growth yield or photosynthetic O2 evolution; higher salinities were markedly inhibitory.
S R, Warr   +4 more
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Antibacterial Activity of Spirulina Pigment Fraction Spirulina platensis

International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies
Spirulina platensis is a microalgae that is rich in nutrients. These organisms have a high protein content, in addition to being rich in secondary metabolites. Pigment is the secondary metabolite that is most abundant in Spirulina platensis. The pigment of Spirulina platensis consists of chlorophyll, carotenoids, and phycocyanin.
Endang Diyah Ikasari   +2 more
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