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ReviewBioresources and bioprocessing2025

Phycochemistry and pharmacological significance of filamentous cyanobacterium Spirulina sp.

Sanjana Sabat, Shuvasree Bej, Surendra Swain, Ajit Kumar Bishoyi, Chita Ranjan Sahoo, Goutam Sabat, Rabindra Nath Padhy

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Review in Bioresources and bioprocessing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sanjana Sabat *Central Research Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India.
Shuvasree Bej *Central Research Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India.
Surendra SwainCentral Research Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India.
Ajit Kumar BishoyiCentral Research Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India.
Chita Ranjan SahooCentral Research Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India.
Goutam SabatDepartment of Botany and Biotechnology, Khallikote Unitary University, Berhampur, Odisha, 760001, India.
Rabindra Nath PadhyCentral Research Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan Deemed to Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751003, India. rabindranathpadhy@soa.ac.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2522-9843

Funding

SOADU 2181002054/2021SOADU 24810153/2024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cyanobacterium, Spirulina sp. is a photosynthetic blue-green alga with essential nutrients, vitamins nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, fatty acids and pigments carotenes; and phycocyanins are the significant components having immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory properties, which are used in food and cosmetics industries. Spirulina sp. can play an important role in human and animal nutrition for potential health benefits due to their phycochemical and pharmaceutical significance. This study highlights antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antioxidant, nephroprotective, cardioprotective, anticancer, neuroprotective, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties. It highlights anti-anemic, antidiabetic, probiotic, anti-malarial, anti-obesity and weight loss, anti-genotoxicity, anti-thrombic, radioprotective, and detoxifying effects of Spirulina sp. Pharmaceutical studies indicate it may improve heart health and add to the treatment of diabetes, obesity and weight loss. It can play a major role in protecting the environment by recycling wastewater and providing food for humans and animals. Spirulina sp. can supply ingredients for aquaculture and agricultural feeds, pigments, antioxidants, and essential omega-3 oils, among other human health and wellness products. The amino acid of Spirulina is among the greatest qualititavely of any plant, even higher than that of soybean. Furthermore, cyanobacterium Spirulina sp. could be a future antimicrobial drug agent.

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Health benefitsPharmaceuticalPhycocompoundsSpirulina sp.

Identifiers

PMID40178689
PMCPMC11968576

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