Determination of Heavy Metal Content: Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, and Lead in Cyano-Phycocyanin Isolated from the Cyanobacterial Biomass

Determination of Heavy Metal Content: Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, and Lead in Cyano-Phycocyanin Isolated from the Cyanobacterial Biomass

Cyano-phycocyanin (C-PC) is a light-absorbing biliprotein found in cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae. Due to its antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties, this protein is a promising substance in medicine and pharmaceuticals. However, cyanobacteria tend to bind hea...

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Main Authors: Daiva Galinytė, Gabrielė Balčiūnaitė-Murzienė, Jūratė Karosienė, Dmitrij Morudov, Rima Naginienė, Dalė Baranauskienė, Jurgita Šulinskienė, Ieva Kudlinskienė, Arūnas Savickas, Nijolė Savickienė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
cyano-phycocyanin
<i>Microcystis</i>
<i>Aphanizomenon</i>
<i>Spirulina platensis</i>
heavy metals
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/17/3150

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