Ecotypic Variations Affected the Biological Effectiveness of Thymus daenensis Celak Essential Oil

Table 5

Thymus daenensis ecotypic oil values for antioxidant and antigenotoxic activities.

Sample

VIT C

BHT

TD1

TD2

TD3

TD4

TD5

TD6

TD7

TD8

TD9

TD10

Bleaching inhibitory (BIC50 mg/ml)

0.01 ± 0.00^a

0.03 ± 0.00^a,b

0.08 ± 0.01^a,b

0.08 ± 0.01^a,b

0.05 ± 0.01^a,b

0.02 ± 0.00^a,b

1.06 ± 0.03^c

0.01 ± 0.00^a

0.04 ± 0.01^a,b

0.18 ± 0.01^b

0.03 ± 0.00^a,b

0.04 ± 0.00^a,b

Radical scavenging (SC50 mg/ml)

0.03 ± 0.00^a

0.02 ± 0.00^a

0.80 ± 0.05^e

1.79 ± 0.11^g

0.61 ± 0.03^c,d

0.52 ± 0.01^b,c

0.41 ± 0.01^b

0.44 ± 0.02^b

1.24 ± 0.05^f

0.71 ± 0.03^d,e

1.15 ± 0.05^f

0.65 ± 0.05^c,d

Comet inhibitory concentration (CIC50 mg/ml)

0.008 ± 0.00^a

0.02 ± 0.00^a

1.50 ± 0.32^b

>5.00^e

2.46 ± 1.00^b,c

3.34 ± 0.70^c,d

1.67 ± 0.47^b

>5.00^e

4.00 ± 0.50^e,d

4.28 ± 0.61^c,d

1.36 ± 0.54^a,b

1.04 ± 0.13^a,b

According to the homogeneity of variances using an ANOVA analysis, values in the same row with common letters are not statistically different (). The estimated CIC₅₀ values for TD2 and TD6 are 7.78 and 5.68 mg/ml, respectively.