Journal
PROCESS AND ADVANCED MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Volume 625, Issue -, Pages 156-+Publisher
TRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.156
Keywords
Antioxidant activity; DPPH scavenging assay; Phenolic content; carotenoid content; cyanobacteria; green microalgae
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Ten different microalgal species were screened for their antioxidant activity using 2,2' diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging assay, both total phenolic and carotenoid contents were determined. The ethanolic extract of Oscillatoria sp. showed the highest antioxidant activity (69.1 %), while the green Chlorella sp. showed higher phenolic content (39.1 mg GAE g(-1) dry wt.) and Scenedesmus obliquus recorded higher carotenoid content (3.73 mg L-1), than cyanobacterial species Microalgal biomass plays a great role as a potential source of natural antioxidants, not only due to the carotenoids but also the phenolic compounds.
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