Research Article

Attenuation of Age-Related Hepatic Steatosis by Dunaliella salina Microalgae in Senescence Rats through the Regulation of Redox Status, Inflammatory Indices, and Apoptotic Biomarkers

Table 1

Docking of β-carotene and zeaxanthin on active sites of different target proteins.

CompoundsSiteAffinity (kcal/mol)Frequency (%)

β-caroteneNrf2−9.00100
NF-κB−2.2660

ZeaxanthinNrf2−6.59100
NF-κB0.0320

The affinity was expressed as estimated energy of binding in kcal/mol.