Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy
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  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 4

Extraction of phycocyanin from Arthrospira Sp. and screening of its antimicrobial potency against the selected pathogenic strains

  • Author:
  • T.C. Venkateswarulu1, S. Krupanidhi1, M. Indira1, P. Sudhakar2, P. Bangaraiah3, Nazneen Bobby1, D. John Babu1, A. Venkata Narayana1, A. Ranganadha Reddy1, K. Abraham Peele1,
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 424 to 426

1Department of Bio-Technology, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research, Vadlamudi-522213, India

2Department of Bio-Technology, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur-522510, Andhra Pradesh, India

3Department of Chemical Engineering, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research, Vadlamudi-522213, India

*Corresponding author: karlapudiabraham@gmail.com

Online published on 30 December, 2019.

Abstract

Phycocyanin is mainly produced by Arthrospira Sp., which is cultured in open ponds. Algal screening for identifying antiinfectious agents is fundamentally novel attempt in present research scenario. Arthrospira Sp. produces the bioactive molecules that are rich in protein content. In this work, we report the extraction and partial purification of Phycocyanin using ammonium sulphate precipitation and dialysis. Further, the partially purified phycocyanin is tested for the antimicrobial property against the selected pathogenic strains and found highest zone of inhibition on E. coli (22 ± 0.6 mm).