Revista de Nutrição e Ciências Alimentares
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A Review on Nutritional and Protective Role of Spirulina Platensis

Desta Gebeya Nirae

Spirulina is the first photosynthesizing procaryotes, called cyanobacteria or blue-green algae, which is used as a source of potential food supplement and pharmaceutical values. Therefore, the present review summarized that S. protects is used as a food supplement and has antioxidant and anti-inflammation activities, free radical-scavenging activity, peroxidation effects and metalloprotection roles.