Research Article

Protective Effect of Coconut Oil Meal Phenolic Antioxidants against Macromolecular Damage: In Vitro and In Vivo Study

Table 1

Serum DPPH radical scavenging activity and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity of Wistar rats during 150 days of oral feeding of CMPE.

DayDPPH inhibition %Trolox equivalent (μ mol L−1)
ControlCMPEControlCMPE

011 ± 1ar11 ± 1ar15 ± 2aq15 ± 2aq
3010 ± 1br16 ± 1aq13 ± 1aq14 ± 2ar
9033 ± 4bp37 ± 2ap13 ± 2bq15 ± 1aq
12035 ± 5ap36 ± 4ap20 ± 1bp22 ± 1ap
15030 ± 4bq36 ± 2ap20 ± 1bp23 ± 2ap

Each data point represents the mean ± SD (n = 7). Different letters (a and b) indicate a significant difference () in rows. Different letters (p, q, and r) indicate a significant difference () in columns.