High Quality Pigment for Phycocyanin

PhycocyaninPlantOriginal:Arthrospiraplatensis
PartUsed:CultivatedwholeAlgae
Appearance:FineBluePowderDescription:
Phycocyaninisapigment-proteincomplexfromthelight-harvestingphycobiliproteinfamily,alongwithallophycocyaninandphycoerythrin.[1]Itisanaccessorypigmenttochlorophyll.All
phycobiliproteinsarewater-soluble,sotheycannotexistwithinthemembranelike
carotenoidscan.Instead,phycobiliproteinsaggregatetoformclustersthatadheretothemembranecalledphycobilisomes.Phycocyaninisacharacteristiclightbluecolor,absorbing
orangeandredlight,particularlynear620nm(dependingonwhichspecifictypeitis),andemitsfluorescenceatabout
650nm(alsodependingonwhichtypeitis).Allophycocyaninabsorbsandemitsatlongerwavelengthsthanphycocyanin
CorphycocyaninR.PhycocyaninsarefoundinCyanobacteria(alsocalledblue-greenalgae).Phycobiliproteinshavefluorescentproperties
thatareusedinimmunoassaykits.Phycocyaninisfromthe
Greekphycomeaning"algae"andcyaninisfromtheEnglishword"cyan",whichconventionallymeansashadeofblue-green(closeto"aqua")andisderivedfromtheGreek"
kyanos"whichmeansasomewhatdifferentcolor:"darkblue".Theproductphycocyanin,producedbyAphanizomenon
flosaquaeandspirulina,isforexampleusedinthefoodandbeverageindustryasthenaturalcoloringagent'LinaBlue'
andisfoundinsweetsandicecream.
Thephycobiliproteinsaremadeoftwosubunits(alphaand
beta)havingaproteinbackbonetowhich1-2lineartetrapyrrolechromophoresarecovalentlybound.
C-phycocyaninisoftenfoundincyanobacteriawhichthrive
aroundhotsprings,asitcanbestableuptoaround70°C,
withidenticalspectroscopic(lightabsorbing)behavioursat
20and70°C.Thermophilescontainslightlydifferentamino
acidsequencesmakingitstableunderthesehigher
conditions.Molecularweightisaround30,000Da.Stabilityof
thisproteininvitroatthesetemperatureshasbeenshowntobesubstantiallylower.Photo-spectralanalysisoftheproteinafter1minexposureto65°C
conditionsinapurifiedstatedemonstrateda50%lossof
tertiarystructure.
KINGHERBS'sphycocyaninisfromspirulina.
Phycocyaninisanphycobiliprotein.Manyofthedietaryandtherapeuticattributesofspirulinacomefromphycocyanin.
Phycocyaninisthepigmentthatgivestheblue-greenalgaethe"blue"tonality.Functions:
1.Anti-inflammatoryandantihyperalgesic.
2.Neuroprotectiveandterapeuticagainstbrainstroke.
3.Hepato-protective,renal-protectiveandthymic-protective.
4..Antibacterialactivity.
5..Anaturalpigmentinthefoodandcosmeticindustries.
6.Afluorescentpigmentformedicaluses.