Nutritional and medical applications of Spirulina microalgae

Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1231-1237

  Hoseini, S M ^a   Khosravi Darani, K ^a   Mozafari, M R ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Chemical composition; Immunostimulant; Metalloprotective; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GLUTATHIONE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; PHYCOCYANIN; POTASSIUM; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CADMIUM POISONING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DNA DAMAGE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; LEAD POISONING; MERCURIALISM; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84881515196     PISSN: 13895575     EISSN: 18755607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389557511313080009     Document Type: Article

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