Research Progress of the Physiological Activity of Functional Food Phycocyanin

Abstract:

Phycocyanin is a kind of light-harvesting compound existed in Spirulina. In addition to providing energy for the survival of algae cells by capturing light，phycocyanin possesses many physiological functions such as anti-tumor，anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. Fully understanding the physiological function and regulation mechanism of phycocyanin has important guiding significance to its development and utilization. This paper reviews the anti-tumor，anti-inflammatory，antioxidant and immunoregulatory activity functions of phycocyanin，analyzes the removal method of the key bottlenecks in the process of phycocyanin extraction-microcystin，and also puts forward a novel method of studying phycocyanin regulation mechanism. This present paper provides references for further investigation into regulation mechanisms of phycocyanin and development of safety drugs.