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Impact of dietary Arthrospira (Spirulina) biomass consumption on human health: main health targets and systematic review

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A novel two-phase bioprocess for the production of Arthrospira (Spirulina) Maxima LJGR1 at pilot plant scale during different seasons and for phycocyanin induction under controlled conditions

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Current challenges of microalgae applications: exploiting the potential of non‐conventional microalgae species

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Algae as a Potential Source of Protein: A Review on Cultivation, Harvesting, Extraction, and Applications

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A Systemic Review on Microalgal Peptides: Bioprocess and Sustainable Applications

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Prospects of cyanobacterial pigment production: Biotechnological potential and optimization strategies

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Potential applications of nuisance microalgae blooms

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Potential of Microalgae Extracts for Food and Feed Supplementation—A Promising Source of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Compounds

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Phycobiliproteins in Microalgae: Occurrence, Distribution, and Biosynthesis

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Applications of Algal Biomass in Global Food and Feed Markets: From Traditional Usage to the Potential for Functional Products

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Harnessing microalgae for protein production: advances, functional properties, and industrial potential

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Biological activities of natural products from microalgae

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Phycobiliproteins from cyanobacteria: Chemistry and biotechnological applications

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Studies on phycobiliproteins in Algae. VI. Light-harvesting phycobiliprotein pigments in some Rhodophyta from the Adriatic Sea

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Applications of Natural and Artificial Phycobiliproteins in Solar Cells

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Enhancement of phycobiliprotein production in nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria

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Phycobiliproteins in Rhodella reticulata and photoregulatory effects on their content

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