Anti-cancer effects of blue-green alga Spirulina platensis, a natural source of bilirubin-like tetrapyrrolic compounds

Anti-cancer effects of blue-green alga Spirulina platensis, a natural source of bilirubin-like tetrapyrrolic compounds

Spirulina platensis is a blue-green alga used as a dietary supplement because of its hypocholesterolemic properties. Among other bioactive substances, it is also rich in tetrapyrrolic compounds closely related to bilirubin molecule, a potent antioxidant and anti-proliferative agent. The aim of our s...

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Main Authors: Renata Koníčková, Kateřina Vaňková, Jana Vaníková, Katerina Vánová, Lucie Muchová, Iva Subhanová, Marie Zadinová, Jaroslav Zelenka, Ales Dvořák, Michal Kolář, Hynek Strnad, Silvie Rimpelová, Tomas Ruml, Ronald J. Wong, Libor Vítek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Bilirubin
Chlorophyll
Heme oxygenase
Phycocyanin
Phycocyanobilin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119308919

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