Authors

Yuchen Li et al., 2020 

Abstract

Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) is a cyanobacterium that mainly contains two phycobiliproteins (PBPs), C-phycocyanin (C-PC) and allophycocyanin (APC). In this study, PBPs were hydrolyzed using trypsin, and the composition of the hydrolyzate was characterized by HPLC-ESI-MS / MS. Potential antidiabetic activity was evaluated using biochemical and cellular techniques. The findings suggest that PBP peptides inhibit DPP-IV activity in vitro.

Importance for the Red Tecnomifood

The article describes how the hydrolysates of the main proteins produced by spirulina, being in this chaos pigments, have a bioactive character. These proteins could be an ingredient of interest among the ingredients to be developed in TECNOMIFOOD.