Table 2.
Specific activities of antioxidant enzymes
Enzyme | Substrate | Specific activity (U/mg protein) | |
---|---|---|---|
No compound | + Compound | ||
Glutathone-S-transferase | CDNB | 0.253 ± 0.015 | _ |
Catalase | H2O2 | 1.396 ± 0.068 | 1.031 ± 0.064 |
Superoxide dismutase | Epinephrine | 0.204 ± 0.05 | _ |
Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase | NADP | 387.9 ± 26 | _ |
Glutathione reductase | NADPH | 39.77 ± 4.8 | _ |
Glutathione peroxidase | NADPH | 0.00022 | _ |
N = 3