“…This microorganism is a blue-green filamentous prokaryotic cyanobacterium well known for its unique composition, comprising not only up to 70% of protein containing all the essential amino acids, but also polysaccharides, vitamin B 12 , C, E, and γ-linolenic acid (GLA). Furthermore, it is a source of potent antioxidants, such as carotenoids, polyphenols and phycobiliproteins -a group of photosynthetic pigments majority represented by C-phycocyanin, which are related to numerous reported pharmacological properties; including anticancer, antidiabetes, hepatoprotective and anti-inflammatory (Czerwonka et al, 2018;Da Silva, Fernandes, Barros, Fernandes, & Jos� e, 2019;Hu, Fan, Qi, & Zhang, 2019;Plaza, Herrero, Cifuentes, & Ib� añez, 2009;Soni, Sudhakar, & Rana, 2017).…”