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Phycocyanin color on day 0 (A), Phycocyanin color from indoor cultivation on day 7 (B), Phycocyanin color from semi-outdoor cultivation on day 7 (C)
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Spirulina maxima is a blue-green microalga that rich of pigment. The pigments in S. maxima grouped into primary pigment (Chlorophyll a) and accessory pigments (carotenoid & phycobiliprotein). Phycocyanin is an accessory pigment belongs to phycobiliprotein, blue colored, and can be used as natural food coloring and drugs. Phycocyanin has activities...
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