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. 2015 Jan 13;23(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40199-015-0089-6

Table 4.

EC50 values of fucoidans extracted from C. crinita, C. compressa, and C. sedoides in radical scavenging activity

Ascorbic acid C. sedoides C. compressa C. crinita
EC50*(mg/ml) 0.13 ± 0.01 0.96 ± 0.01 0.84 ± 0.06 0.76 ± 0.04

*EC50 value: the effective concentration at which the antioxidant activity was 50%; the absorbance was 0.5 for reducing power; 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH).