Nedeva, R., G. JoRdaNova, e. KistaNova, K. shumKov, B. GeoRGiev, d. aBadGieva, d. Kacheva, a. shimKus and a. shimKiNe, 2014. effect of the addition of Spirulina platensis on the productivity and some blood parameters on growing pigs. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 20: 680-684 A scientific economic experiment with a total number of 48 Danube White pigs, divided into 3 groups of 16 pigs each, spread into ...

Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of supplementation of Spirulina platensis on altered blood parameters in alloxan induced diabetic mice. Methods: Diabetes mellitus was induced by intra-peritoneal administration of alloxan-monohydrate. Mice were divided into four groups of six mice in each group. Group-I was normal, group-II was diabetic, group-III was diabetic control f...

A novel photobioreactor was developed with a total volume of 30 m(3) which required merely 100 m(3) of land footprint. The bioreactor was capable of utilizing CO(2) in the flue gas of a power plant as the carbon source for the growth of a freshwater alga, Spirulina platensis, mitigating the greenhouse effect caused by the same amount of CO(2) discharge. Results of the study indicated that the p...

The present study was carried out to evaluate the renoprotective antioxidant effect of Spirulina platensis on gentamicin-induced acute tubular necrosis in rats. Albino-Wistar rats, (9male and 9 female), weighing approximately 250 g, were used for this study. Rats were randomly assigned to three equal groups. Control group received 0,9 % sodium chloride intraperitoneally for 7 days at the same v...

AIM This work was aimed to document the antiviral activates of Spirulina platensis extract against foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) different types to evaluate its replication in Baby Hamster Kidney (BHK) cell culture and in baby mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cytotoxicity assay studied for S. platensis extract on BHK cells to determine the non-toxic dose. The non-toxic dose of Spirulina extr...

The bioeffects of selenium on the growth of Spirulina platensis and the selenium distribution were investigated. S. platensis was batch cultured in Zarrouk medium containing increasing concentrations of sodium selenite. The biotransformation characteristic of selenium was analysed by the determination of the detailed selenium distribution forms. At 35 degrees C, 315.2 microEm(-2) x s(-1), sodiu...

BACKGROUND Currently, natural products have built a well-recognized role in the management of many degenerative diseases, mainly rheumatoid arthritis. Recent studies suggest that Spirulina, a unicellular blue-green alga, may have a variety of health benefits and curative properties and is also competent of acting as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and recently anti-angiogenic agent. In the pr...

BACKGROUND In recent years, a great attention has been focused on Spirulina platensis as a source of potential valuable nutrients for prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. The objectives of the current study were to determine the effects of Spirulina platensis on anthropometric parameters, serum lipids, appetite and serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in obese individuals. ...

Citation: Parimi NS, Singh M, Kastner JR, Das KC, Forsberg LS and Azadi P (2015) Optimization of protein extraction from Spirulina platensis to generate a potential co-product and a biofuel feedstock with reduced nitrogen content. Front. Energy Res. 3:30. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2015.00030 Optimization of protein extraction from Spirulina platensis to generate a potential co-product and a biofuel fe...

An eleven-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the growth effect of partial replacement of fishmeal by the microalga Spirulina platensis in the diet of juvenile Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone). The results clearly indicate that Spirulina platensis constitutes an effective food ingredient for shrimp. Growth rates of a Spirulina-fed group differed highly significantly (p...