Spirulina Flashcards
Spirulina - Origin
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Spirulina dosage form
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Spirulina classified as
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Spirulina now used as
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Spirulina grows in
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Spirulina Farming
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Spirulina – Skin Products
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Composition of Spirulina
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Spirulina Biological Effects
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Spirulina – Health Claims
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Quality of Spirulina Product & Source
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Differences in specific source, culture condition, harvest
time, and extraction method
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Spirulina – Health Benefits
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C-phycocyanin
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Overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) → i
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Inflammation and oxidative stress
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Excessive inflammation
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most important active compounds in
Spirulina (antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities)
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Spirulina has shown promising anti-inflammatory effects on .
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Polysaccharide & c-phycocyanin
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Spirulina – Safety & Precautions
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Spirulina – Side Effects
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Spirulina – Drug Interactions
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Arthrospira
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Now used as a——— in Africa.
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Foods & beverages:
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TOSKANI Antiageing Peel Off Mask
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VICHY DERCOS DETOX PURIFIYING SHAMPOO 250ML
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Microbial-Modulating Activities
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Differences in specific source, culture condition, harvest
time, and extraction method →
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Quality of the commercial Spirulina powder varies depending on the——-
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salt-adapted cells
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selectively inhibits COX-2
→conformation and large structure
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————→ facilitates proper binding to the active site of COX-2
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Spirulina has shown promising anti-inflammatory effects on———-
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Prevents skeletal muscle damage
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changing the composition of gut
microbiota and promoting beneficial bacterial growth.
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generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) by The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)for human consumption and the Dietary Supplements.
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——-Not regulated by FDA → risk of contamination/ amount of spirulina on the
label may not reflect actual content of the product.
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avoid by people who have ——-in which the body unable metabolize phenylalanine.
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Rhabdomyolysis
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multi-component nutraceutical
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Hepatotoxicity
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with substrates of CYP P450 enzymes e.g:
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