In vitro and in vivo safety assessment of edible blue-green algae, Nostoc commune var. sphaeroides Kützing and Spirulina plantensis

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5853932	Food and Chemical Toxicology	2011	5 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº Two BGA species, i.e., NO and SP, do not contain detectable levels of MCs. âº NO and SP have a minimal cytotoxicity. âº Long-term consumption of NO and SP supplementation did not induce adverse side-effects.

Keywords

FBS ALT Microcystins BMAA BGA Aphanizomenon flos-aquae β-methylamino-l-alanine LC/MS/MS AST Aspartate aminotransferase aminotransferase Blue-green algae fetal bovine serum Afa liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

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In vitro and in vivo safety assessment of edible blue-green algae, Nostoc commune var. sphaeroides Kützing and Spirulina plantensis

Authors

Yue Yang, Youngki Park, David A. Cassada, Daniel D. Snow, Douglas G. Rogers, Jiyoung Lee,