Table 2. NADPH, NADPH-dependent metabolites, and enzyme activity in Glc-6-PDdeficient liver.
Parameters | Wild-type (n = 5) | G6PDdef (n = 5) | P-value |
NADPH (nmol/mg Protein) | 3239±1743 | 1859±1215 | NS |
Superoxide (AU/mg Protein) | 490.5±128.0 | 116.6±42.2 | P = 0.0098 |
Cholesterol (µg/mg Protein) | 4.40±1.13 | 1.33±0.11 | P = 0.0239 |
Acetyl CoA (nmol/mg Protein) | 9.16±1.90 | 20.47±7.10 | P = 0.0774 |
Aconitase activity (mU/mg Protein) | 132.50±4.32 | 129.10±5.81 | NS |
Alkaline Phosphatase activity (IU/L) | 86.18±4.68 | 90.81±3.99 | NS |
Glutamic pyruvic transaminase activity (IU/L) | 450.6±13.9 | 491.8±11.7 | P = 0.0183 |
γGlutamyltransferase activity (IU/L) | 1.74±5.77 | 10.42±1.88 | P = 0.0682 |