Table 1 Purity, separation factor, and recovery of C-phycocyanin (CPC) and allophycocyanin (APC) from Spirulina maxima in each step of the purification process
From: Unraveling the unique bioactivities of highly purified C-phycocyanin and allophycocyanin
Purification step | Purity | Separation factor | Recovery (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPC | APC | CPC | APC | CPC | APC | |
Extraction | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 100 | 100 |
Fractional precipitation | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 74.3 | 60.6 |
Diafiltration | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 83.2 | 88.9 |
Anion-exchange chromatography | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 85.4 | 76.6 |