Phycocyanin is one of the rare pigment proteins in nature. It is not only bright in color, but also a nutrient-rich protein with complete amino acid composition and high essential amino acid content.
Phycocyanin has anti-cancer, promote blood cell regeneration, nourish the ovaries, and promote the synthesis of elastin in the human body. At the beginning of the 21st century, in Europe, America, Japan and other countries, phycocyanin was widely used as a high-grade natural pigment for food and cosmetics, and it was made into biochemical drugs. In 1986, Confident Phycocyanin, developed by Japan's Kangpai AIDS Research Institute and produced by CONFIDENCE Algae Nutritional Food Company, was used as a rehabilitation medicine and nutritious food for cancer patients and leukemia patients, and achieved outstanding therapeutic effects.
Phycocyanin can help regulate and synthesize a variety of important enzymes required for human metabolism. It plays an important role in inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, promoting human cell regeneration, maintaining ovaries, and promoting the synthesis of elastin in the human body. At the same time, phycocyanin regulates the human body. Immune system, enhance the function of the immune system, improve the body's resistance to diseases. Therefore, phycocyanin is hailed as a "food diamond" by food experts. It has good effects in the following aspects.
1. Anti-cancer and anti-tumor.
Phycocyanin has been shown to inhibit cancer cell expansion. Scientists have discovered that phycocyanin has the function of significantly inhibiting cancer cells. Can be made into anti-tumor adjuvant therapy drugs, adjuvant therapy with chemotherapy can enhance the body's immunity. In a scientific experiment, feeding rats with liver cancer with the extracted phycocyanin found that the survival rate of rats fed with phycocyanin was much higher than that of the control group. After 5 weeks, 90% of the rats in the treatment group Survived, but only 25% of the untreated group survived. After 8 weeks, 25% of the rats in the treated group survived, and all the rats in the untreated group died. This shows that oral phycocyanin can increase the survival rate of cancer-bearing organisms.
2. Anti-oxidation and scavenging free radicals.
Phycocyanin can promote cell activity, scavenge free radicals in the body, improve ovarian function, and promote the rapid synthesis of elastin in the body. According to scientific research, phycocyanin has the effect of stimulating the formation of red blood cell colonies, similar to erythropoietin (epo); it can adjust white blood cells and improve the activity of lymphocytes; increase physical fitness, promote the growth of red blood cells, enhance the immune function of the body, and promote growth development.
3. Anti-allergic
The National Taiwan University research team published new research results on January 7 and found that purified phycocyanin has an inhibitory effect on all allergies.
Another role of phycocyanin is a fluorescent agent.