Table 1.
Percentage of protein denaturation inhibition from extract, all synthesized ZnO nanoparticles, and DFS as a positive control.
| Concentration (μg·mL−1) | Inhibition (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sargassum spp. | ZnO-UA | ZnO-RC | ZnO-MS | ZnO-NS | DFS | |
| 100 | 19.58 | 32.57 | 30.93 | 28.62 | 33.59 | 28.35 |
| 200 | 34.10 | 44.92 | 44.93 | 41.30 | 47.18 | 40.10 |
| 300 | 48.70 | 62.31 | 59.20 | 58.22 | 58.19 | 57.65 |
| 400 | 66.00 | 80.33 | 80.33 | 72.30 | 80.03 | 71.80 |
| 500 | 81.20 | 93.37 | 90.90 | 88.60 | 93.19 | 86.21 |
| Concentration (μg·mL−1) | ||||||
| IC50 | 300.63 | 219.13 | 227.55 | 248.30 | 218.21 | 253.73 |
| IC90 | 558.56 | 473.91 | 485.05 | 513.22 | 481.28 | 525.06 |