Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 65-68.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2016.01.011

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Research Progress on the Extraction and Purification of Phycocyanin from Spirulina

FU Li-li, NA Ri, GUO Jiu-feng, JIN Jing   

  1. College of Physical Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021
  • Received:2015-04-09 Online:2016-01-09 Published:2016-01-22

Abstract: Phycocyanin has been widely used in food, cosmetics, and medicine due to its physiological properties such as anti-oxidant, improving the body’s immunity, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and protecting hepatocyte. Its extraction and purification technology has attracted wide attentions. This work lists several extraction and purification technologies of phycocyanin in recent years, and compares the merits and drawbacks of the major methods.

Key words: spirulina, phycocyanin, extraction and purification