Phycobilins and Phycobiliproteins Used in Food Industry and Medicine

Myśliwa-Kurdziel, Beata; Solymosi, Katalin

doi:10.2174/1389557516666160912180155

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“…Phycobilins are a designation of open chain tetrapyrroles (four pyrrole derivative compound) present as photosynthetic accessory pigment that can absorb light from visible radiation, which is poorly absorbed by the chlorophyll, thus permitting the seaweeds living in deep-water [86].…”

Section: Pigmentsmentioning

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A Comprehensive Review of the Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Applications of Red Seaweeds (Rhodophyta)

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Leandro

Pacheco

et al. 2020

Life

143

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The red seaweed group (Rhodophyta) is one of the phyla of macroalgae, among the groups Phaeophyceae and Chlorophyta, brown and green seaweeds, respectively. Nowadays, all groups of macroalgae are getting the attention of the scientific community due to the bioactive substances they produce. Several macroalgae products have exceptional properties with nutraceutical, pharmacological, and biomedical interest. The main compounds studied are the fatty acids, pigments, phenols, and polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are the most exploited molecules, which are already widely used in various industries and are, presently, entering into more advanced applications from the therapeutic point of view. The focuses of this review are the red seaweeds’ compounds, its proprieties, and its uses. Moreover, this work discusses new possible applications of the compounds of the red seaweeds.

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Section: Pigmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Comprehensive Review of the Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Applications of Red Seaweeds (Rhodophyta)

Cotas

Leandro

Pacheco

et al. 2020

Life

143

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“…Other nutrient compounds unique to seaweeds, such as fucoxanthin, phycobiliproteins, phlorotannins, and sulphated polysaccharides have therapeutic effects beyond basic nutrition (Mysliwa-Kurdziel & Solymosi 2017;Pérez et al 2016). These will be discussed below.…”

Section: Lipidsmentioning

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Seaweeds as nutraceuticals for health and nutrition

2019

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Throughout human history, seaweeds have been used as food, folk remedies, dyes, and mineral-rich fertilisers. Seaweeds as nutraceuticals or functional foods with dietary benefits beyond their fundamental macronutrient content, are now a major research and industrial development concept. The occurrence of dietary and lifestyle-related diseases, notably type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer, and metabolic syndrome has become a health epidemic in developed countries. Global epidemiological studies have shown that countries where seaweed is consumed on a regular basis have significantly fewer instances of obesity and dietary-related disease. This review outlines recent developments in seaweed applications for human health from an epidemiological perspective and as a functional food ingredient.

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“…It was found that these pigments are ideal for highly sensitive studies in flow cytometry and immunoassays as well as for the photodynamic therapy (PDT) [16,17]. According to the literature, purified phycobiliproteins have antioxidant, anticancer, antiinflammatory, immunomodulatory, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective and neuroprotective effects [14,15,18].…”

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Content of phycoerythrin, phycocyanin, alophycocyanin and phycoerythrocyanin in some cyanobacterial strains: Applications

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Moten

Stoyanov

et al. 2018

Engineering in Life Sciences

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Cyanobacteria are unique prokaryotes, which are capable to perform oxygenic photosynthesis. Within these organisms, phycobilisomes (PBS) act as an antenna of the photosynthetic pigment apparatus. Phycobilisomes contain several phycobiliproteins (PBP): phycoerythrin (PE), phycocyanin (PC), allophycocyanin (APC) and phycoerythrocyanin (PEC). The application of phycobiliproteins in the biotechnology, food industry and medicine during the last years is rapidly increasing. The aim of our study was to assess the qualitative and quantitative content of phycoerythrin, phycocyanin, allophycocyanin and phycoerythrocyanin in 14 cyanobacterial strains kept in Plovdiv Algal Culture Collection (PACC) and 4 strains purchased from the Culture Collection of Autotrophic Organisms (CCALA). Our data demonstrated that three strains of Microcoleus autumnalis (PACC 5505, PACC 5522 and PACC 5527) have high potential to produce phycoerythrins (0.132, 0.201 and 0.136 mg/mL, respectively). Similarly, one Microcoleus autumnalis strain (PACC 5522) and one strain of Leptolyngbya boryana (CCALA 084) are suitable for biotechnological production of phycocyanins (0.051 and 0.264 mg/mL, respectively) as well as allophycocyanins (0.102 and 0.171 mg/mL, respectively). In addition, the data about the pigment content could be used as a biochemical marker for taxonomic purposes within the group.

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Phycobilins and Phycobiliproteins Used in Food Industry and Medicine

Cited by 73 publications

References 228 publications

A Comprehensive Review of the Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Applications of Red Seaweeds (Rhodophyta)

A Comprehensive Review of the Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Applications of Red Seaweeds (Rhodophyta)

Seaweeds as nutraceuticals for health and nutrition

Content of phycoerythrin, phycocyanin, alophycocyanin and phycoerythrocyanin in some cyanobacterial strains: Applications

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