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Table 2 Indices of antioxidants damage in oxidative stressed rats

From: Nigella sativa fixed and essential oil modulates glutathione redox enzymes in potassium bromate induced oxidative stress

Parameters

Diets

Study intervals (days)

0

28

56

Total antioxidants capacity (TAC) (IU/mL)

D1

0.49 ± 0.031cd

0.38 ± 0.027ef

0.34 ± 0.021f

D2

0.44 ± 0.028de

0.54 ± 0.025bc

0.59 ± 0.035b

D3

0.43 ± 0.017de

0.62 ± 0.030b

0.82 ± 0.035a

MDA (nmol/g)

D1

16.90 ± 1.08c

18.21 ± 1.31b

22.02 ± 1.37a

D2

15.60 ± 1.01c

13.92 ± 0.65d

12.39 ± 0.73d

D3

15.42 ± 0.61c

8.70 ± 0.42e

7.46 ± 0.32e

Conjugated dienes (CD) (nmol/g)

D1

5.60 ± 0.359bc

6.05 ± 0.436b

7.00 ± 0.435a

D2

5.48 ± 0.353bc

5.07 ± 0.237cd

4.60 ± 0.270e

D3

5.26 ± 0.208cd

4.76 ± 0.228de

3.45 ± 0.148f

  1. Means sharing same letters in a column/row do not differ significantly at P < 0.05