Table 5.
T0 | 6 h | 1 Day | 2 Days | 3 Days | 4 Days | 7 Days | 8 Days | R 2,4 | p Value 5 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NAC content ± S.D. 1 | 22.82 ± 1.99 | 22.15 ± 0.17 | 21.78 ± 0.26 | 22.03 ± 0.43 | 21.52 ± 0.29 | 21.95 ± 0.25 | 21.61 ± 0.42 | 21.27 ± 0.20 | 0.58 | <0.05 |
% NAC dimer ± S.D. 2 | 0.20 ± 0.03 | 0.29 ± 0.01 | 0.39 ± 0.02 | 0.52 ± 0.01 | 0.61 ± 0.01 | 0.71 ± 0.02 | 1.09 ± 0.10 | 1.13 ± 0.18 | 0.99 | <0.001 |
Osmolality 3 | 511 | 508 | 507 | 507 | 505 | 521 | 515 | 520 | 0.48 | NS 6 |
pH | 6.26 | 6.13 | 6.11 | 6.04 | 6.05 | 6.04 | 6.04 | 5.95 | 0.65 | <0.02 |
Visible particles | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
1 expressed as the mean value of triplicate analysis, in mg·mL−1; 2 expressed as the mean value of triplicate analysis; 3 expressed in mOsm.kg−1; 4 coefficient of determination; 5 correlation coefficient test significance; 6 not statistically significant.