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Table 1 Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of GCS germinated under different concentrations of Cd and Pb (25 to 150 mg kg⁻¹).

From: Antioxidant system of garden cress sprouts for using in bio-monitor of cadmium and lead contamination

Metal mg kg⁻¹	Total phenolic mg GAE 100 g⁻¹ DW	Total flavonoid mg CE100 g⁻¹ DW
Control	1600 ± 51^a	231 ± 6.6^a
Cd₂₅	2405 ± 80^b	342 ± 10.2^b
Cd₅₀	2567 ± 83^c	410 ± 11.3^c
Cd₇₅	2867 ± 92^d	485 ± 12.6^d
Cd₁₀₀	2980 ± 65^e	531 ± 18.1^e
Cd₁₅₀	3196 ± 54^f	590 ± 10.2^f
Pb₂₅	2400 ± 80^g	360 ± 12.7^g
Pb₅₀	2587 ± 92^h	395 ± 13.6^h
Pb₇₅	2752 ± 88^j	426 ± 14.8^j
Pb₁₀₀	3066 ± 79^k	473 ± 11.2^k
Pb₁₅₀	3960 ± 76ⁱ	522 ± 10.5ⁱ

GAE, gallic acid equivalent; CE, catechin equivalent; Cd, cadmium; Pb, lead. Data are presented as means ± SD (n = 4) and values in the same column with different superscripts were considered significant at p < 0.01.

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