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Phycoerythrin and phycocyanin were purified from Porphyra yezoensis Ueda with their bioactivity determined in this study. Continuous precipitation with ammonium sulfate at different concentrations (10%, 20%, 40% and 50%) increased the purity (A564:A280) of phycoerythrin to 1.49, 3.92 fold of the raw extract (0.38) and the purity (A615:A280) of phycocyanin to 0.70, 3.33 fold of the raw extract (0.21). Two more times of chromatography with hydroxylapatites finally made the purity of phycoerythrin and phycocyanin reach 5.50, 14.47 fold of the raw extract, and 5.10, 24.29 fold of the raw extract, respectviely. The yield of high purity phycoerythrin and phycocyanin were 0.21% and 0.09% of dried P. yezoensis blade, respectively. The photodynamic cytotoxic experiment showed that both phycoerythrin and phycocyanin inhibited the growth of liver tumor cells significantly. It was found that 250 mg L−1 purified phycoerythrin and phycocyanin inhibited the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma cells 24 h after laser-irradiation by 80% and 59%, respectively, and 100 mg L−1 purified phycoerythrin and phycocyanin induced the apoptosis of 31.54% and 32.54% of the cells, respectively, 8 h after photodynamic therapy. Oue findings demonstrated that P. yezoensis can serve as photosensitizer (phycoerythrin and phycocyanin) producer.
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Cai, C., Wang, Y., Li, C. et al. Purification and photodynamic bioactivity of phycoerythrin and phycocyanin from Porphyra yezoensis Ueda. J. Ocean Univ. China 13, 479–484 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-014-2148-x
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