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. 2024 Aug 8;14(8):442. doi: 10.3390/metabo14080442

Table 2.

Results of antioxidant enzymes present in liver and kidney.

Liver
Enzyme Normal Control Kausar Ghee Oleic Acid Elaidic Acid Mujahid Ghee
Total protein (μg/mg tissue) 13.83 ± 0.73 13.65 ± 0.32 14.21 ± 0.58 13.12 ± 0.61 14.30 ± 0.51
POD (U/min) 0.18 ± 0.01 0.16 ± 0.004 NS 0.14 ± 0.02 * 0.12 ± 0.01 ** 0.06 ± 0.04 ***
GSH (mM/g tissue) 0.96 ± 0.04 0.89 ± 0.06 NS 0.62 ± 0.24 *** 0.33 ± 0.01 *** 0.36 ± 0.13 ***
TBARS (nM/min/mg tissue) 4.15 ± 0.01 2.34 ± 0.15 *** 3.45 ± 0.18 *** 1.05 ± 0.02 *** 1.56 ± 0.25 ***
CAT (U/min) 2.28 ± 0.92 1.07 ± 1.09 * 0.69 ± 0.56 ** 0.52 ± 0.18 *** 0.89 ± 0.87 ***
SOD (U/mg protein) 4.58 ± 0.57 4.05 ± 0.04 NS 3.31 ± 1.07 * 2.08 ± 0.59 *** 3.21 ± 1.33 *
Kidney
Total protein (μg/mg tissue) 13.27 ± 0.64 13.38 ± 0.46 13.49 ± 0.99 12.38 ± 0.0.75 13.48 ± 0.65
POD (U/min) 0.17 ± 0.01 0.13 ± 0.018 * 0.129 ± 0.02 ** 0.123 ± 0.02 *** 0.10 ± 0.01 ***
GSH (mM/g tissue) 0.85 ± 0.04 0.59 ± 0.17 * 0.61 ± 0.24 * 0.14 ± 0.08 *** 0.31 ± 0.15 ***
TBARS (nM/min/mg tissue) 3.40 ± 0.31 2.16 ± 0.74 *** 2.63 ± 0.57 * 0.16 ± 0.07 *** 0.93 ± 0.24 ***
CAT (U/min) 2.59 ± 1.39 1.30 ± 0.73 * 0.70 ± 0.42 *** 0.65 ± 0.42 *** 0.79 ± 0.57 ***
SOD (U/mg protein) 4.11 ± 0.50 3.23 ± 0.41 * 2.99 ± 0.45 ** 0.73 ± 0.0.47 *** 1.48 ± 0.80 ***

Here * p > 0.05, ** p > 0.01, and *** p > 0.001; NS is non-significant in the normal control group.