Table 5 β -galactosidase inhibition percent of four sponges extracts

10 μg/mL

11.45 ± 11.54^b

51.35 ± 5.24^b

23.09 ± 8.33^b

17.24 ± 6.39^c

50 μg/mL

31.58 ± 22.03^ab

39.62 ± 8.53^bc

34.78 ± 11.03^b

35.35 ± 9.72^b

100 μg/mL

27.37 ± 13.18^ab

34.49 ± 11.82^c

36.49 ± 8.35^b

33.53 ± 11.38^b

500 μg/mL

46.58 ± 8.22^a

67.82 ± 3.94^a

62.63 ± 1.89^a

54.13 ± 2.44^a

1000 μg/mL

42.21 ± 5.28^a

66.86 ± 3.79^a

62.12 ± 4.37^a

55.08 ± 5.11^a

LSD 5%

24.24

13.26

13.7

14.02