Research Article

Antiviral and Antioxidant Activities of Sulfated Galactomannans from Plants of Caatinga Biome

Table 1

Sulfate yield (%) of galactomanans and inhibition concentration (IC50) of DPPH.

GalactomannansSulfate yield (%)DSIC50 (g/mL) ± SD

A. pavonina 33.9 ± 0.6a0.72 ± 0.04a7.51 ± 0.03a
D. gardneriana 35.7 ± 0.1b0.75 ± 0.02a7.56 ± 0.04a
C. ferrea 39.0 ± 0.3c0.82 ± 0.01b0.94 ± 0.01b
Vitamin C0.48 ± 0.01b

Different letters mean significant differences within the lines. IC50 means ± standard deviation (SD). DS: sulfating degree.