Table 8 Antioxidant activity of carotenoid extracted from strain MBLA0099. The antioxidant effects were expressed by TEAC mean ± SD compared to Trolox, ascorbic acid, BHT, and other C40 carotenoids
Antioxidant | TEAC (ABTS) | TEAC (FRAP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
µg/ml | IC50 | µg/ml | |
Trolox | 1.0 | 24.5 | 1.0 |
BR extract | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 9.8 | 2.1 ± 0.1 |
β-carotene | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 18.2 | - |
Lycopene | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 19.2 | - |
Astaxanthin | 0.3 ± 0.0 | 81.7 | 0.2 ± 0.0 |
Ascorbic acid | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 23.4 | 0.8 ± 0.1 |
BHT | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 34.9 | 0.2 ± 0.0 |