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Recovery of pure C-phycoerythrin from a limestone drought tolerant cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. and evaluation of its biological activity
Author(s) -
Bahareh Nowruzi,
Hossein Fahimi,
Adriana Sturion Lorenzi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anales de biología
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1989-2128
pISSN - 1138-3399
DOI - 10.6018/analesbio.42.13
Subject(s) - phycoerythrin , nostoc , antifungal , cyanobacteria , chemistry , botany , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , flow cytometry , genetics
Se realizó la caracterización de ficoeritrina de la cepa A5 de Nostoc sp., seguida de investigación de su actividad biológica para aplicaciones biotecnológicas. Para la extracción de ficoeritrina, el uso de tampón acetato (pH 5.1) produjo 65.04 µg mL-1, y se identificó como C-ficoeritrina. Los resultados de su actividad antioxidante sugirieron su acción como un potente eliminador de radicales libres. Además, la C-ficoeritrina de Nostoc mostró una capacidad notable como agente antibacteriano y antifúngico, con estabilidad significativa de hasta 10 días. La glucosa (4 mg mL-1) fue un buen conservante para la C-ficoeritrina a 25 y 4 ºC. Se obtuvo por primera vez una C-ficoeritrina estable de Nostoc sp. en condiciones de sequía en piedra caliza, lo que demuestra la necesidad de estudiar microorganismos de ambientes extremos. The phycoerythrin characterization from Nostoc sp. strain A5 was done, followed by investigation of its biological activity for biotechnological applications. For phycoerythrin extraction, the use of acetate buffer (pH 5.1) resulted in 65.04 µg mL-1, and C-phycoerythrin was identified. Results of its antioxidant activity suggested action as a potent free radical scavenger. In addition, Nostoc's C-phycoerythrin showed noteworthy ability for antibacterial and antifungal agents with significant stability up to 10 days. Glucose (4 mg mL-1) was a good preservative for C-phycoerythrin at 25 and 4 ºC. A stable C-phycoerythrin from Nostoc sp. was obtained for the first time from limestone drought conditions, showing the need of studying microorganisms from extreme environments.

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