Nutraceutical properties of phycocyanin
Phycocyanin (PC) is one of the main pigments of the algae Spirulina, which is used as a dietary supplement due to its high protein content. PC is a protein from the phycobiliprotein family characterized by its intense blue color and its structure consists of a protein and non-protein components know...
Main Authors: | Berenice Fernández-Rojas, Jesús Hernández-Juárez, José Pedraza-Chaverri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175646461400317X |
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