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    Recovery of c-phycocyanin from the cyanobacteriumSpirulina maxima
    (1989) Herrera, A.; Boussiba, S.; Napoleone, V.; Hohlberg, A.
    Spirulina biomass was separated into two fractions which may have various uses. A phycocyanin fraction may provide a food colourant and biomarkers, and a protein-rich leftover may be useful as aquaculture feed. Activated charcoal adsorption, ultrafiltration and spray drying were used effectively to produce a high quality colourant grade phycocyanin, while activated charcoal adsorption, ammonium sulphate precipitation, dialysis and chromatography were effective in preparing reagent grade phycocyanin.