Table 4.
Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity (TEAC) and Inhibition halos against Candida albicans, Penicillium chrysogenum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae of WPC films. F0: Film without active compounds (Control film); F1: 2% α-TOC – 0 ppm NAT; F2: 0% α-TOC – 300 ppm NAT; F3: 2% α-TOC – 300 ppm NAT.
| Film | TEAC (μmol TE/g dried film) |
Zone of inhibition (mm2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABTS∗+ | FRAP | DPPH∗ | C. albicans | P. chrysogenum | S. cerevisiae | |
| F0 | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a |
| F1 | 19.5 ± 1.1b | 9.5 ± 0.9b | 28.8 ± 0.5b | - | - | - |
| F2 | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 170.1 ± 22.0b | 315.3 ± 35.5b | 334.9 ± 40.5b |
| F3 | 14.6 ± 1.2c | 4.4 ± 1.0c | 26.5 ± 0.7c | 150.9 ± 29.3b | 288.2 ± 39.6b | 303.5 ± 14.5b |
Mean values ± standard deviation. Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) among the average values obtained by application of Duncans test.