R-Phycoerythrin from <i>Colaconema formosanum</i> (Rhodophyta), an Anti-Allergic and Collagen Promoting Material for Cosmeceuticals

R-phycoerythrin (R-PE), a pigment complex found in red algae, was extracted and purified from a newly identified red alga, <i>Colaconema formosanum</i>, and its bioactivities were examined. It was revealed that R-PE treatment resulted in high cell viability (>70%) to the mammalian cel...

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Main Authors: Po-Tsang Lee, Han-Yang Yeh, Wei-Qing-Chloe Lung, Jing Huang, Yi-Jung Chen, Boryuan Chen, Fan-Hua Nan, Meng-Chou Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/20/9425