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phycocyanin

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phy·co·cy·a·nin  (fk-s-nn)
n.
A blue phycobilin occurring especially in the cells of cyanobacteria.
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Noun1.phycocyanin - blue pigment in algae
pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)


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The polysaccharide compounds generated by live AFA cultures, like those that provide the benefits of E3Live, are known to help immune cells migrate to where they''re needed, and the Phycocyanin pigment that gives it its distinctive blue-green color is a natural selective COX-2 inhibitor, and a natural anti-inflammatory agent.
The presence of the phycobiliprotein phycocyanin was confirmed by the fluorescence method of Stewart & Farmer (1984), thereby placing the isolate unequivocally in the cyanobacteria; this fluorescence spectrum was identical to that of Synechococcus sp.
 
 
 
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