Table 3. Effects of the copper (II) complex on liver function in AOM-induced colon cancer.

Groups	Total protein (g/L)	Albumin (g/L)	AST (IU/L)	ALT (IU/L)	GGT(IU/L)
Negative control group	67.32±0.34	12.27±0.54	207.2±2.53	63±2.38	5.5±0.3
Cancer control group	69.5±0.39	9.0±0.31	229.6±7.2	69.5±0.68	3.7±0.6
Positive control group	73.6±2.1	11.3±0.89	182.0±4.5	50.0±0.92	6.1±0.48
Cu(BrHAP)2 (2.5 mg/kg)	68.5±0.67	10.5±0.4	209.5±6.1	64.2±0.63	4.1±0.1
Cu(BrHAP)2 (5 mg/kg)	70.9±1.1	11.3±0.42	212.0±10.6	62.0±3.4	4.3±0.32

The values are expressed as the mean ± the SEM There were no significant differences between groups. The significance value was set at P < 0.05 compared to the cancer control group. TB: total bilirubin; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; GGT: g-glutamyl transferase.