title: Purification and bioactivities of phycocyanin.
abstract: Phycocyanin is an important light-harvesting pigment antenna protein in cyanobacteria, rhodophyta, cryptophyta, and glaucophyta, with a variety of bioactivities. The introduction of purification and bioactivities of phycocyanin contributes to a significant improvement in developing it into final processed products. In fact, the knowledge of phycocyanin has experienced a rapid increase in the past 20 years, and has promoted the relevant technological revolution with a decisive contribution to final application. The purpose of this review is to critically introduce the present knowledge of purification and bioactivities of phycocyanin, and to illustrate main problems and prospects.
authors.affiliation: a College of Food Science and Biotechnology , Zhejiang Gongshang University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang Province , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: a College of Food Science and Biotechnology , Zhejiang Gongshang University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang Province , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yunting
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: a College of Food Science and Biotechnology , Zhejiang Gongshang University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang Province , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Guangwei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a College of Food Science and Biotechnology , Zhejiang Gongshang University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang Province , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Tianmei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: a College of Food Science and Biotechnology , Zhejiang Gongshang University , Hangzhou , Zhejiang Province , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yishu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D010798:Phycocyanin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000461:Rhodophyta / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010798:Phycocyanin
keywords: Phycocyanin; bioactivities; main problems and prospects; purification