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C-phycocyanin extraction from Spirulina platensis wet biomass

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Moraes, C. C., Sala, Luisa, Cerveira, G. P., Kalil, S. J.·2011·Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

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C-Phycocyanin is a natural blue dye used in food and pharmaceutical industry. In the present study, a simple and efficient method to extract C-phycocyanin from Spirulina platensis wet biomass is reported. The extractions were carried out using six different methods, including chemical (organic and inorganic acid treatment), physical (freezing and thawing, sonication, homogenization) and enzymatic (lysozyme treatment) methods. The extraction using ultrasonic bath in the presence of glass pearls in the biomass proved to be the most efficient method, 56% higher than using freezing and thawing (the method most frequently used), and presented a extraction yield of 43.75 mg.g-1 and a C-phycocyanin concentration of 0.21 mg.mL-1.

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  • An ultrasonic water bath is the most effective method for extracting phycocyanin from spirulina algae, producing 43.75 mg/g of pigment at a concentration of 0.21 mg/mL.

    “It has been shown that the use of an ultrasonic water bath is the most effective way for extracting phycocyanin from spirulina algae. This method produced 43.75 mg/g of pigment at a concentration of 0.21 mg/mL [106].”

    From Trends and Technological Advancements in the Possible Food Applications of Spirulina and Their Health Benefits: A Review. (2022) · cites this paper as [106]

    The Abstract reports exactly 43.75 mg/g and 0.21 mg/mL and calls ultrasonic-bath extraction the most efficient method tested. But the method used glass pearls with wet Spirulina biomass; the Results and Discussion also say its yield was statistically equal to treatment with 12 M HCl. The claim omits the glass pearls and presents the bath alone as the most effective method. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Moraes, C. C., Sala, L., Cerveira, G. P., & Kalil, S. J.
Affiliations
  • Universidade Federal do Pampa (BR)
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (BR)
Venue
Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Published
2011-03
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
45-49
ISSN
0104-6632 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2113998511
Cited by
187
References
25
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by-nc
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  • Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Agricultural and Biological Research
Keywords
C-phycocyanin, Spirulina platensis, phycocyanin extraction, wet biomass, ultrasound-assisted extraction, sonication, lysozyme treatment, acid treatment, freeze-thaw cycles, extraction yield

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