The safety evaluation of phycocyanin-enriched extract using 90-day toxicity study in rats and in vitro genotoxicity studies

The microalgae Galdieria sulphuraria , which belong to the class of cyanidiophyceae, are thermostable at temperatures up to 55°C and have successfully been cultivated under controlled fermentation conditions to produce a protein-rich biomass from which a natural blue proteinaceous pigment, C-phycocy...

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Main Authors: Axel Athané, Julien Demol, Sandra Brosset-Vincent, Corinne Aguenou, Stéphanie Krisa, Arnaud Courtois, Hywel Griffiths, Olivier Cagnac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:Toxicology Research and Application
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2397847320929991