Abstract:
The radical scavenging activities of polysaccharides in three
Nostoc species were investigated employing three in
vitro systems.The result showed that they all have a concentration-dependent scavenging effect on superoxide anion radical and hydroxyl radical.
N.commune,with a high inhibition rate of 72.3% at 40μg/mL,was the most effective scavenger on superoxide radical,while that were 46.7%and 35.5% of
N.sphaeroides and
N.flagelliforme respectively.Moreover,
N.flagelliforme showed an excellent capacity on hydroxyl radical scavenging.Its maximal scavenging effect was 74.3% at the test concentration of 30μg/mL,while 49.0% and 46.7% were
N.sphaeroides and
N.commune’s,respectively.However,three
Nostoc polysaccharides had no significant effect on DPPH radical scavenging.