Table 4 Activity of antioxidative enzymes, lipidic peroxidation and proteins carbonylation in hepatic protein extracts in four groups of Wistar rats (see text for details)
From: Effects of astaxanthin supplementation on chemically induced tumorigenesis in Wistar rats
Group no. | Total proteins | Superoxidismutase (SOD) | Glutathion peroxidase (GPx) | Lipids peroxidation (MDA) | Proteins oxidation (DNPH) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mg/ml extract | mg/g tissue | U/mg protein | U/mg protein | mmol/mg protein | mmol/mg protein | |
1 | 6.787±0.40 | 70.911±12.61 | 13.453 ± 0.65*B | 0.1298 ± 0.017*ABC | 0.0663 ± 0.015*ABC | 0.0052 ± 0.0008*ABC |
2 | 7.474±0.45 | 76.895±4.79 | 11.225 ± 0.73 | 0.0348 ± 0.007 | 0.0449 ± 0.006 | 0.0032 ± 0.0005 |
3 | 8.209±0.87 | 83.909±9.00 | 10.344 ± 1.11 | 0.0395 ± 0.009 | 0.0335 ± 0.002 | 0.0026 ± 0.0001 |
4 | 8.105±1.20 | 82.165±13.45 | 11.270 ± 2.27 | 0.0538 ± 0.027 | 0.0302 ± 0.003 | 0.0022 ± 0.0004 |