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. 2014 Feb 6;13:33. doi: 10.1186/2251-6581-13-33

Table 6.

Levels of enzymatic antioxidants in kidney of experimental animals

Groups Superoxide dismutase Catalase Glutathione-S-transferase Glutathione peroxidase
Control
1.5 ± 0.357a
26.76 ± 0.546a
7.03 ± 0.031a
31.12 ± 0.040a
Diabetic control
0.86 ± 0.044b
18.76 ± 0.045b
3.46 ± 0.040b
14.17 ± 0.049b
Diabetic + Glibenclamide
1.24 ± 0.040ac
25.16 ± 0.049c
6.73 ± 0.361ac
24.1 ± 0.044c
Diabetic + Alpinia calcarata
1.03 ± 0.037bc
19.66 ± 0.044d
6.52 ± 0.045c
22.83 ± 0.035d
Alpinia calcarata alone 1.37 ± 0.042ac 26.37 ± 0.040a 6.96 ± 0.040 a 30.12 ± 0.036a

Values are expressed as Mean ± S.D. Values are taken as a mean of five individuals experiments.

Values not sharing a common superscript letter differ significantly (DMRT).

Units:

Superoxide dismutase- Units/mg of protein.

Catalase- (μ moles of H2O2 utilized /min/mg/protein.

Glutathione-S-transferase- μmoles of CDNB-Conjugate formed/mg of protein.

Glutathione peroxidase- μg of GSH/mg of protein.

a Control group.

b Comparison between control and diabetic groups.

c Comparison between diabetic and standard drug glibenclamide treated groups.

d Comparison between control and Alpinia calcarata alone treated groups.