Caynobacterial Phycocyanin

Cyanobacteria synthesizes phycobiliproteins e.g phycoerythrin, phycocyanin (PC), allophycocyanin(APC). Phycocyanin is a blue coloured pigment and has got vivid applications in various industries such as cosmetics,pharmaceutical,food. It is generally been used as a natural colouring agent. But recent studies of researchers worldwide revealed its therapeutic properties. This novel protein has tremendous biotechnological applications. The production of phycocyanin has been commercialised due to it's vivid applications and economic imortance.