Two Classes of Pigments, Carotenoids and C-Phycocyanin, in Spirulina Powder and Their Antioxidant Activities

Sung Park, Woo; Kim, Hye-Jin; Li, Min; Lim, Dong-Min; Kim, Jungmin; Kwak, Sang‐Soo; Kang, Chang-Min; G. Ferruzzi, Mário; Ahn, Mi‐Jeong

doi:10.3390/molecules23082065

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Two Classes of Pigments, Carotenoids and C-Phycocyanin, in Spirulina Powder and Their Antioxidant Activities

Published in Molecules • Aug 17, 2018

Authors:

Woo Sung Park

Hye-Jin Kim

Min Li

Abstract

Arthrospira platensis is the widely available source of spirulina that contains distinctive natural pigments, including carotenoids and C-phycocyanin (C-PC). In this study, the major carotenoid and C-PC contents were determined in seven commercially available spirulina powder products and laboratory...

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Carotenoid

Spirulina (dietary supplement)

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