Table 2.
Effect of soybean sprouts on antioxidant enzymes activity in the liver of rats
| Parameter | Sex | Dietary soybean sprouts (g/kg feed) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 10 | 30 | 60 | ||
| Superoxide dismutase (SOD) | M | 27.1 ± 2.8 | 31.9 ± 3.0* [↑18 %] | 27.0 ± 3.5 | 26.3 ± 3.5 |
| (U/mg protein) | F | 20.8 ± 1.8 | 29.3 ± 4.6* [↑41 %] | 32.1 ± 3.5* [↑54 %] | 26.4 ± 4.8* [↑27 %] |
| Catalase (CAT) | M | 5.07 ± 0.55 | 4.11 ± 0.44* [↓19 %] | 4.87 ± 0.62 | 4.76 ± 0.59 |
| (U/mg protein) | F | 3.32 ± 0.33 | 2.69 ± 0.35* [↓19 %] | 3.99 ± 0.49* [↑20 %] | 3.59 ± 0.49 |
| Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) | M | 774.1 ± 64.2 | 873.6 ± 60.9* [↑13 %] | 970.3 ± 90.2* [↑25 %] | 787.6 ± 71.3 |
| (nmol NADPH/min/mg protein) | F | 768.9 ± 88.3 | 1121.2 ± 144.3* [↑46 %] | 1213.5 ± 69.7* [↑58 %] | 998.1 ± 50.4* [↑30 %] |
| Glutathione reductase (GR) | M | 57.0 ± 6.3 | 40.5 ± 2.7* [↓29 %] | 44.6 ± 4.8* [↓22 %] | 41.5 ± 0.8* [↓27 %] |
| (nmol NADPH/min/mg protein) | F | 49.4 ± 6.1 | 32.6 ± 4.9* [↓34 %] | 36.7 ± 4.7* [↓26 %] | 35.4 ± 4.1* [↓28 %] |
| Glutathione S-transferase (GST) | M | 607.9 ± 57.5 | 652.7 ± 66.6 | 623.7 ± 75.8 | 661.0 ± 55.7 |
| (nmol CDNB/min/mg protein) | F | 390.0 ± 32.3 | 440.9 ± 69.7 | 514.2 ± 62.9* [↑32 %] | 595.7 ± 55.3* [↑53 %] |
Means and standard deviations are presented. n = 8
*Significantly different from controls
Values in parentheses express percentage of change