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Table 3 Indices of antioxidant status 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 Glutathione (mg/L)

D1

27.70 ± 1.78cd

23.24 ± 1.68e

20.71 ± 1.29f

D2

29.09 ± 1.87c

28.03 ± 1.31cd

30.34 ± 1.78bc

D3

26.76 ± 1.06de

30.71 ± 1.47b

32.60 ± 1.39a

Reduced Glutathione (mg/L)

D1

21.67 ± 1.25

17.80 ± 0.58

15.46 ± 0.78

D2

23.19 ± 0.97

22.96 ± 0.77

24.93 ± 1.10

D3

20.75 ± 0.79

25.33 ± 1.23

27.49 ± 1.22

α-Tocopherol (ng/mL)

D1

74.16 ± 4.75bc

61.36 ± 4.42d

52.35 ± 3.26e

D2

70.51 ± 2.78c

78.55 ± 3.76a

80.29 ± 3.43a

D3

70.97 ± 4.57c

74.92 ± 3.50bc

76.59 ± 4.50ab

γ-Tocopherol (ng/mL)

D1

15.12 ± 0.97cd

14.97 ± 1.08cd

12.01 ± 0.75e

D2

14.25 ± 0.56d

16.58 ± 0.79b

19.06 ± 0.82a

D3

14.12 ± 0.91d

15.66 ± 0.73bc

16.91 ± 0.99b

  1. D1 = Control diet; D2 = N. sativa seed fixed oil; D3 = N. sativa seed essential oil
  2. Means sharing same letters in a column/row do not differ significantly at P < 0.05