Table 3.
Priming effect of Chlorella vulgaris polysaccharides (3, 5 mg mL−1) on protein content, carbohydrate content, enzymatic antioxidant activities and total phenolics of Triticum vulgare and Phaseolus vulgaris seedlings after germination period (10 days).
| Polysaccharides | Total protein (mg g−1) |
Total carbohydrates (mg g−1) | Catalase activity (U/mg) |
Peroxidase activity (U/mg) | Total phenolics (mg g−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triticum vulgare | |||||
| Control | 29.251 ± 1.653 | 198.154 ± 2.888 | 19.271 ± 0.717 | 19.228 ± 0.535 | 0.021 ± 0.002 |
| 3 mg/mL | 36.125 ± 1.696 | 219.178 ± 3.45 | 21.404 ± 0.728 | 21.525 ± 0.587 | 0.068 ± 0.002 |
| 5 mg/mL | 47.132 ± 1.364 | 235.217 ± 2.833 | 30.62 ± 1.402 | 22.500 ± 0.929 | 0.117 ± 0.008 |
| Phaseolus vulgaris | |||||
| Control | 55.531 ± 1.966 | 351.213 ± 5.145 | 34.33 ± 0.454 | 22.947 ± 1.403 | 0.346 ± 0.02 |
| 3 mg/mL | 76.124 ± 1.721 | 619.132 ± 2.314 | 45.08 ± 1.113 | 32.291 ± 0.702 | 0.413 ± 0.057 |
| 5 mg/mL | 83.512 ± 3.112 | 637.132 ± 4.625 | 56.698 ± 2.04 | 35.814 ± 1.513 | 0.694 ± 0.01 |