Purification of C-phycocyanin from Spirulina (Arthrospira) fusiformis

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-59

  Minkova, K M ^a   Tchernov, A A ^b   Tchorbadjieva, M I ^c   Fournadjieva, S T ^a   Antova, R E ^c   Busheva, M Ch ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b NATIONAL CENTER OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

C phycocyanin; Purification; Rivanol; Spirulina (Arthrospira) fusiformis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FILTRATION; GELS; PIGMENTS;

MOLECULAR MASSES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ETHACRIDINE LACTATE; PHYCOCYANIN C; SEPHADEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; GEL FILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA FUSIFORMIS;

ARTHROSPIRA; ARTHROSPIRA FUSIFORMIS; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA FUSIFORMIS;

EID: 12244266484     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(03)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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