Digestive phase
|
Standardized C. longa extract
|
Regular turmeric extract
|
p value#
|
---|
DPPH radical scavenging (%)
|
Undigested
|
5.77 ± 1.21
|
10.65 ± 0.71
|
0.004**
|
Gastric
|
27.33 ± 0.46
|
28.43 ± 1.55
|
0.304
|
Intestinal
|
9.31 ± 1.07
|
11.96 ± 1.91
|
0.104
|
Digestive phase
|
Standardized C. longa extract
|
Regular turmeric extract
|
p value*
|
---|
ABTS cation scavenging (%)
|
Undigested
|
25.71 ± 1.37
|
23.69 ± 2.47
|
0.283
|
Gastric
|
15.29 ± 1.87
|
14.43 ± 0.60
|
0.492
|
Intestinal
|
67.36 ± 2.20
|
61.58 ± 1.36
|
0.018*
|
Nitric oxide scavenging (%)
|
Undigested
|
62.20 ± 5.98
|
25.89 ± 3.4
|
< 0.001***
|
Gastric
|
49.11 ± 3.82
|
64.01 ± 4.38
|
0.011*
|
Intestinal
|
45.55 ± 3.86
|
18.86 ± 5.24
|
0.002**
|
Superoxide radical scavenging (%)
|
Undigested
|
36.98 ± 0.83
|
24.35 ± 0.62
|
< 0.001***
|
Gastric
|
86.47 ± 2.14
|
87.28 ± 0.91
|
0.576
|
Intestinal
|
72.58 ± 0.85
|
68.94 ± 2.17
|
0.054
|
- The values are presented as mean ± standard deviation of three independent experiments. #Independent t test. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001