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Table 2 Activities of the enzymatic antioxidants of A. dimorphus under nitrogen deficiency

From: Nitrogen starvation-induced cellular crosstalk of ROS-scavenging antioxidants and phytohormone enhanced the biofuel potential of green microalga Acutodesmus dimorphus

Treatments

SOD (U/mg protein)

CAT (U × 103/mg protein)

APX (U/mg protein)

Control

687.26 ± 222.87d

24.72 ± 1.17c

6.60 ± 0.28a

1N-

1682.15 ± 70.63b

24.72 ± 0.40c

2.28 ± 0.30bc

2N-

3857.92 ± 1052.67a

38.63 ± 0.63b

2.81 ± 0.11b

3N-

1273.73 ± 155.25c

54.07 ± 2.79a

2.06 ± 0.42c

  1. 1N-, 2N-, and 3N- represent the cultures with 1, 2, and 3 days of nitrogen starvation, respectively. Values are presented as the mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). Values with the different letters represent a significant difference (P < 0.05) between treatments