Assessment of Phycocyanin Extraction from <i>Cyanidium caldarium</i> by Spark Discharges, Compared to Freeze-Thaw Cycles, Sonication, and Pulsed Electric Fields

Phycocyanin is a blue colored pigment, synthesized by several species of cyanobacteria and red algae. Besides the application as a food-colorant, the pigmented protein is of high interest as a pharmaceutically and nutritionally valuable compound. Since cyanobacteria-derived phycocyanin is thermolabi...

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Main Authors: Marie-Christine Sommer, Martina Balazinski, Raphael Rataj, Sebastian Wenske, Juergen F. Kolb, Katja Zocher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/7/1452