Enteromorpha compressa Exhibits Potent Antioxidant Activity

Table 6

Pigments (chl a, b, total chlorophylls, and carotenoids) and phenolic compounds (of spring collected E. compressa) in ethyl acetate (EA) extracts expressed as mg/g and GAE.

Extract	Pigments (mg/g)				Gallic acid equivalent (GAE)
	Chlorophyll a	Chlorophyll b	Total chlorophyll	Carotenoids	Phenolic compounds
Crude (Ethanolic extract)	0.51 ± 0.01	0.967 ± 0.2	1.47 ± 0.3	0.067 ± 0.02	0.057 ± 0.01
EA (Spring)	4.05 ± 0.7	3.15 ± 0.6	7.2 ± 0.5	0.127 ± 0.01	0.064 ± 0.0
LSD	0.0701	0.007	0.0737	0.0177	0.005

Each value is presented as mean of triplet treatments; LSD: Least significant difference at P ≤ 0.01 according to Duncan’s multiple range test.