Research Article

Antioxidant and Anticholinesterase Potential of Six Thymus Species

Table 6

Inhibition of lipid peroxidation by Thymus ethanolic extracts.

SamplesInhibition of lipid peroxidation (%) ± SD
10 μg/mL100 μg/mL500 μg/mL1000 μg/mL

T. longicaulis 40.20 ± 3.38a76.26 ± 1.80a89.75 ± 1.34a97.84 ± 1.24a
T. praecox subsp. polytrichus 32.78 ± 1.89b55.73 ± 5.12b82.56 ± 6.46a88.03 ± 3.82b
T. pulegioides 40.03 ± 3.37a75.94 ± 1.79a89.38 ± 1.33a97.43 ± 1.23a
T. serpyllum subsp. serpyllum 32.91 ± 1.90b55.45 ± 5.87b82.40 ± 7.19a88.40 ± 3.84b
T. striatus 31.89 ± 0.08b63.68 ± 8.11a,b91.29 ± 4.56a98.56 ± 1.59a
T. vulgaris 31.76 ± 0.08b59.42 ± 2.42b90.92 ± 4.54a98.15 ± 1.58a

Mean values in the same column followed by different letters are significantly different from each other ().