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. 2011 Sep 30;6(9):e25573. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025573

Table 2. Tellurite induces NADPH-dependent enzymatic activities in E. coli.

BW25113 Δzwf
Enzyme Control K2TeO3 Control K2TeO3
ICDH 0.095±0.01 0.121±0.01* 0.011±0.01 0.084±0.04*
GDH 7.7±0.7 11.8±1.3* 0.3±0.07 0.6±0.1*
G6PDH 7.0±1.4 11.3±1.7* ND ND

Enzymatic activity (µmol NADPH min−1 mg prot−1) was determined spectrophotometrically at 340 nm as described in Methods. Values are the mean of 4 independent trials ± SD.

*P≤0.05 as compared to controls. ND, not detected.