Table 6. Antioxidant activity of the nitrogen stressed promising algal species using DPPH and ABTS radicals (%).
Treatment |
Oscillatoria sp. |
Nostoc muscorum |
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DPPH | ABTS | DPPH | ABTS | |
Control (1.5 g/L NaNO3) | 59.80±0.95 | 69.80±1.45 | 69.80±1.22 | 72.60 |
3 g/L | 60.20±1.58 | 70.00±0.95 | 70.60±1.00 | 75.30±2.30 |
6 | 61.50±0.88 | 71.60±0.63 | 70.20±0.98 | 76.10±3.00 |
9 | 68.00±3.60 | 73.60±2.80 | 72.90±0.51 | 80.30±1.65 |
0.75 | 60.30±1.50 | 69.80±4.31 | 71.50±0.64 | 70.00±0.58 |
0.37 | 62.50±2.45 | 73.60±2.55 | 70.00±1.60 | 74.30±0.47 |
0.0 | 66.80±1.67 | 73.00±1.60 | 74.00±2.78 | 76.80±0.61 |
LSD 0.05 | 0.968 | 0.956 | 0.987 | 1.001 |
Each value is presented as mean of triplet treatments, LSD: Least different significantly at P≤ 0.05 according to Duncan's multiple range test.