Table 1 Phycoerythrin pigment purification and recovery steps.

From: Isolation, characterization, and biomedical potential of phycoerythrin phycobiliprotein from Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) L. M. Liao: antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities

Step

Volume (mL)

PE (µg mL−1)

Purity (A620/A280)

Recovery (%)

Crude pigment

100

78.43

0.95

100

Ammonium sulfate precipitation of pigment

15

151.24

2.24

74

Dialysis of pigment

10

338.71

3.39

35

Sephadex G-100 Column chromatography of pigment

5

554.12

5.63

11

  1. Values are the mean of three replicated studies.
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