Table 1 Comparison of different freeze-thaw methods for extracting of C-PC.

From: Development of a novel method for the purification of C-phycocyanin pigment from a local cyanobacterial strain Limnothrix sp. NS01 and evaluation of its anticancer properties

Protocol

Primary freezing

Intermediary freezing

Extended freezing

Thawing

1

−5 °C, 90 min

−20 °C, 3 h

+35 °C, 1 h

2

−20 °C, 10 min

−5 °C, 1 h

−20 °C, 3 h

+35 °C, 1 h

3

−20 °C, 2 min

−5 °C, 1 h

−20 °C, 3 h

+35 °C, 1 h

4

Liquid nitrogen, 2 min

−5 °C, 1 h

−20 °C, 3 h

+35 °C, 1 h

5

−70 °C, 4 h

+4 °C, 4 h

6

−20 °C, 4 h

+4 °C, 4 h