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. 2014 Jun;19(2):82–88. doi: 10.3746/pnf.2014.19.2.082

Table 5.

Effect of yam on erythrocyte antioxidant enzyme activities in rats

Antioxidant enzymes AOM AOM+2%Y AOM+5%Y
GSH (nmol/mg Hb) 3.74±2.32a 5.33±3.25a 15.29±8.90b
SOD (U/mg Hb) 215.3±36.2a 193.3±26.7a 159.1±14.0b
GPx (μmole/min/mg Hb) 1.15±0.19a 1.40±0.22b 1.50±0.19b
CAT (μmole/min/mg Hb) 3.13±0.53a 4.26±0.61b 4.02±0.54b

Values are mean±SD (n=12).

Different superscripts (a,b) within a row indicate significant differences among groups (P <0.05).