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. 2012 Aug;2(8):608–615. doi: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60106-3

Table 6. Antioxidant activity of the nitrogen stressed promising algal species using DPPH and ABTS radicals (%).

Treatment Oscillatoria sp.
Nostoc muscorum
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.