Table 2. Effects of E. uniflora essential oil on the values of respiratory control ratio, uncoupling control ratio and cytochrome C effect in the mitochondria of D. melanogaster.
RCR for complex I | Cyt C effect | |
3 h | ||
Control | 11.4 ± 0.03 | 1.09 ± 0.003 |
3 μg mL–1 | 7.8 ± 0.03 | 1.07 ± 0.002 |
15 μg mL–1 | 6.4 ± 0.7* | 1.08 ± 0.006 |
30 μg mL–1 | 4.8 ± 1.0** | 1.07 ± 0.02 |
12 h | ||
Control | 16.4 ± 3.7 | 1.09 ± 0.009 |
3 μg mL–1 | 9.6 ± 0.6** | 1.09 ± 0.01 |
15 μg mL–1 | 3.8 ± 0.4*** | 1.04 ± 0.01 |
30 μg mL–1 | 3.9 ± 0.1*** | 1.05 ± 0.01 |