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Table 1 Total phenols, total flavonoids content, and total antioxidant activity of V. geminata, P. pyrenoidosa, B. eriensis, and S. obliquus

From: Antioxidant activities of some edaphic algae in Egypt

 

V. geminata

P. pyrenoidosa

B. eriensis

S. obliquus

Total phenols (mg/g dwt)

13.68c ± 1.11

27.07b ± 0.76

30.89a ± 1.61

29.25ab ± 0.24

Total flavonoids (mg/g dwt)

9.59c ± 0.14

16.84b ± 1.87

24.73a ± 0.29

22.34a ± 0.32

Total antioxidant activity (mg of ascorbic acid/g dwt)

6.66d ± 0.96

21.47c ± 0.04

30.05b ± 0.69

36.33a ± 0.45

Percentage inhibition of DPPH

36.89d ± 3.83

89.47b ± 1.53

77.66c ± 1.27

97.37a ± 1.33

  1. Results are means ± SE of three replicates
  2. Different letters mean statistically significant differences (p < 0.05)