Table 4.
Hepatic redox state characterization, at the end of the dietary intervention.
| CONT | FRUCT | FRUCTMIN | Global P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SEM) | Mean | (SEM) | Mean | (SEM) | ||
| Glutathione-reductase (U GR/mg protein), n = 7 |
0.0297 | (0.0015) | 0.0320 | (0.0011) | 0.0322 | (0.0022) | 0.507 |
| Glutathione-S-transferase (U GST/mg protein), n = 7 |
0.3754 | (0.0261) | 0.3738 | (0.0319) | 0.3764 | (0.0263) | 0.998 |
| Reduced glutathione (nmol/mg protein), n = 7 | 360.5082 | (16.4242) | 332.0008 | (9.0570) | 309.9596 | (29.5796) | 0.235 |
| Malondialdehyde (nmol/mg protein), n = 6 | 0.0108 | (0.0010) | 0.0100 | (0.0012) | 0.0121 | (0.0013) | 0.424 |
| Protein carbonyls (nmol/mg protein), n = 7 | 0.8465 | (0.0732) | 0.9828 | (0.0808) | 0.7305 | (0.0866) | 0.113 |
CONT: control; FRUCT: 10% fructose in tap water; FRUCTMIN: 10% fructose in natural mineral-rich water; GR: glutathione-reductase; GST: glutathione-S-transferase; SEM: standard error of the mean.