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Phycocyanin is a blue natural food colorant with multiple health benefits. Here we propose an efficient phycocyanin extraction method from Arthrospira platensis from Mexico. Three extraction methods were applied to optimize the extraction process, using water and buffer as solvents, with three pH values at two agitation times. The highest phycocyan...
Astaxanthin is one of the most expensive pigments, commonly used in aquaculture due to its strong coloring and anti-oxidative properties. In this work, fish feed was developed using Arthrospira platensis and Haematococcus pluvialis which contains Beta-carotene and astaxanthin. The low stability of these molecules at high temperature is the main lim...
The awareness of harmful effects of synthetic compounds and an inclination towards the usage of natural products have led to the exploitation of microalgae as a source of natural colors. Because of their health benefits, algal pigments have massive commercial value as natural colorants in the nutraceutical, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries....
Objective: To evaluate the cytotoxic effects of Spirulina platensis extracts on acute leukemia Kasumi-1 and chronic leukemia K-562 cancer cell lines.
Methods: Various concentrations of Spirulina platensis extracts (0.25–50.00 mg/mL) obtained with different solvents were used to treat cell lines for 72 h. For cytotoxic effect studies, cell viability...
Astaxanthin is a carotenoid pigment found in numerous organisms ranging from bacteria to algae, yeasts, plants, crustaceans and fish such as salmon. Technological importance of this pigment emerged from various studies demonstrating that it is a powerful antioxidant, even with higher activity than alpha-tocopherol and other carotenoids. It has been...
Arthrospira (Spirulina) is a microalgae that has a unique set of biological characteristics which are very useful for a broad range of applications. Based on its worldwide requirements, this investigation was conducted to collect, isolate and identify the local Arthrospira strains in the central and western part of Mexico. We have successfully coll...
A rapid, efficient and high-performance transformation protocol employing Agrobacterium rhizo-genes was developed for the common bean Phaseolus vulgaris. In this study, we examined compe-tencies of various protocols to induce and explants that respond to hairy root transformation in bean plants. Utilizing young seedlings with severed radicles/hypoc...
Jatropha curcas brings attention across the developing world for biodiesel production since it grows in tropical and subtropical climates with no other competing food uses. This crop is gaining popularity in Mexico for biofuel production. Currently, there are not many reports on the native varieties and their yield to estimate the feasibility of th...
Spirulina is an edible algae and has a wide range of pharmaceutical applications in addition to its nutritional value. Isolation and identification of several Spirulina species were conducted in the western part of Mexico especially in the state of Jalisco. The purification strategy consisted of five optimized processing steps: 1) washing and centr...
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El objetivo de este proyecto es la integración de una biorrefinería a nivel piloto, basada en los subproductos de la cadena productiva agave-tequila.; para la producción de biocombustibles y biomoléculas de alta valor agregado.
The goal of this project is the integration of a biorefinery at a pilot level, based on the by-products of the agave-tequila production chain; for the production of biofuels and biomolecules with high added value.
