Enteromorpha compressa Exhibits Potent Antioxidant Activity

Table 7

Antioxidant activity (%) of essential oil of E. compressa collected during spring compared with BHT as standard.

Extract	DPPH %	Total antioxidant	Reducing power	ABTS %	β-Carotene %
Essential oil	41.0 ± 2.4	40 ± 2.4	2.07 ± 0.2	12.7 ± 1.6	14 ± 1.0
BHT	89.5 ± 5.6	37.1 ± 1.7	18.12 ± 0.8	83.6 ± 4.6	68 ± 2.9
LSD	0.0702	0.074	0.1403	0.0702	0.07

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