Table 3.
Levels of protein carbonyls, TBARS in yeast cell lysates, and respiratory-deficient cells treated with different coconut milk antioxidants.
| Unstressed | Stressed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control∗ | DCM | PCM | LCM | ||
| Protein carbonyl (nmol/mL) | 9.1 ± 0.3c | 15.2 ± 0.3a | 14.2 ± 0.1b | 14.0 ± 0.1b | 14.8 ± 0.1a |
| TBARS (μg/mL) | 0.00 ± 0.00d | 0.05 ± 0.00a | 0.02 ± 0.00b | 0.02 ± 0.0b | 0.02 ± 0.00b |
| Respiratory-deficient cells (%) | 0.0 ± 0.0c | 10.0 ± 2.8a | 5.0 ± 4.2b | 3.0 ± 1.4b | 7.0 ± 1.4a |
Letters a, b, and c were used to compare statistical significance (p ≤ 0.05) in the same row (n = 4). ∗Stress induced without prior exposure to antioxidants.