Antioxidant and anticancer properties of phycocyanin

Abstract

Abstract The use of chemotherapy drugs or natural substances to inhibit the progress of cancer is an important and evolving topic of cancer research. There has been a lot of interest in marine natural resources, especially algae and cyanobacteria and their Phycocyanin, a protein compound isolated from marine organisms, has low toxicity and high efficiency, and it can be used as a functional food. It has been reported that phycocyanin has anticancer immune-boosting, and medicinal effects in protecting the liver and kidneys