Table 1 Antioxidant activity of biosynthesized CuONPs.

From: Toxicological assessment of Phormidium sp. derived copper oxide nanoparticles for its biomedical and environmental applications

Sample name

IC50 values (µg ml−1)

ABTS assay

DPPH assay

SOR assay

H2O2 assay

Aqueous cell extract

201.5 ± 3.33

178.03 ± 1.15

144.7 ± 2.13

170.3 ± 2.41

Biogenic CuONPs

80.1 ± 1.65

77.5 ± 1.60

64.6 ± 1.36

75.8 ± 1.60

Ascorbic acid (Std.)

5.12 ± 2.46

6.68 ± 1.49

5.6 ± 1.20

7 ± 1.60

  1. Average of three independent determinations.
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