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Table 2 EC50 values of Tunisian thermophilic cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya sp

From: Therapeutic properties in Tunisian hot springs: first evidence of phenolic compounds in the cyanobacterium Leptolyngbya sp. biomass, capsular polysaccharides and releasing polysaccharides

 

BME

CME

RME

Vit C/EDTA

DPPH radicals scavenging assay

0.07

nd

nd

0.07

Ferric Chelating ability

nd

0.59

0.63

0.59

Hydroxyl radical scavenging assay

0.38

nd

nd

1.17

  1. EC50 values were obtained by interpolation from non-linear regression analysis; nd not detected
  2. Methanol Extracts: Biomass (BME), Capsular polysaccharides (CME) and Releasing polysaccharides (RME)