Research Article

Light Influences the Growth, Pigment Synthesis, Photosynthesis Capacity, and Antioxidant Activities in Scenedesmus falcatus

Table 1

Antioxidant activity and total phenolic compound (TPC) in S. falcatus (KU.B1) under light at 100, 500, and 1000 μmol photons m−2·s−1.

Light intensity (μmol photons m−2·s−1)DPPH (IC50)TPC (mg of GAE/g)

100128.50 ± 7.78a546.00 ± 58.26b
500147.00 ± 7.07a435.33 ± 12.59b
1000218.00 ± 4.24b230.83 ± 86.75a

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) (n = 3). Different alphabets indicate significant differences (a–b) within the same column at .