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Table 2 Purity and quantity of phycocyanin during partial purification with ammonium sulfate precipitation

From: Phycocyanin content and nutritional profile of Arthrospira platensis from Mexico: efficient extraction process and stability evaluation of phycocyanin

Direct precipitation

Purity

Quantity (mg/g)

20%

0.39 ± 0.04

4.53 ± 0.075

30%

0.59 ± 0.02

5.84 ± 0.49

40%

0.77 ± 0.00

5.74 ± 0.15

50%

0.77 ± 0.00

6.09 ± 0.13

60%

0.79 ± 0.00

7.00 ± 0.13

70%

0.82 ± 0.00

9.89 ± 0.26

0–20%/20–65%

0.99 ± 0.02

3.44 ± 0.13

0–30%/30–65%

0.81 ± 0.06

4.53 ± 0.16

0–40%/40–65%

0.76 ± 0.01

2.67 ± 0.099