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. 2015 Aug 3;2015:835761. doi: 10.1155/2015/835761

Table 2.

Bioactive compounds extracted from Spirulina genus.

Microalga Bioactive compound Concentration (%, w/w) Reference

Spirulina fusiformis C-phycocyanin 46.0 [8]
Spirulina platensis C-phycocyanin 9.6 [8]
Spirulina platensis Allophycocyanin 9.5 [8]
Spirulina sp. C-phycocyanin 17.5 [8]
Spirulina sp. Allophycocyanin 20.0 [8]
Spirulina platensis Phenolic 0.71 [134]
Spirulina platensis Terpenoids 0.14 [134]
Spirulina platensis Alkaloids 3.02 [134]
Spirulina maxima Phenolic 1.29 [121]
Spirulina maxima Flavonoids 0.46 [121]