Antioxidant phytocomplex based on Spirulina and Bilberry
KEY ACTIONS
RAW MATERIALS
CHARACTERISTIC MOLECULES
ACTION
Phycocyanin, typical Spirulina pigment, is a powerful antioxidant able to eliminating reactive oxygen species and inhibiting lipid peroxidation.
Blueberry anthocyaninsplay a role in the prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases; they have intracellular antioxidant activity that helps counteract the adverse effects caused by oxidative metabolism.
RAW MATERIALS
Spirulina platensis
Spirulina platensis is an algae found mainly in Africa, Asia and South America, but it is also artificially cultivated in many countries, including Italy. Spirulina is a photosynthetic organism that contains a blue pigment
with a high nutritional value; therefore it has always been used for food, but it shows many other interesting properties, exerting an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobialaction.
Spirulina platensis
Spirulina platensis is an algae found mainly in Africa, Asia and South America, but it is also artificially cultivated in many countries, including Italy. Spirulina is a photosynthetic organism that contains a blue pigment
with a high nutritional value; therefore it has always been used for food, but it shows many other interesting properties, exerting an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobialaction.
Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus is a fruiting shrub belonging to the Ericaceae family that grows wild in Asia, Europe and Italy. As well as being used historically in food, the bilberry has a long history of medicinal use. It is known to be an antioxidant, mucostimulant, anti-inflammatoryand vasoprotectiveagent.
Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium myrtillus is a fruiting shrub belonging to the Ericaceae family that grows wild in Asia, Europe and Italy. As well as being used historically in food, the bilberry has a long history of medicinal use. It is known to be an antioxidant, mucostimulant, anti-inflammatoryand vasoprotectiveagent.
FORMULATIONS
Oxicyan® is available in:
- Powder formulation
Chemical characterisation is based on high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry and UV-visible spectrophotometry.
Oxicyan® is standardised and titrated at 1% w/w anthocyanins and 8% w/w phycobiliproteins, allowing accurate dosing in various galenic forms.
INSIGHTS
INSIGHTS ABOUT Oxicyan®
