Table 11. Effect of eriodictyol on bacterial enzymes of colonic mucosa of control and experimental rats.

Group	β-Glucuronidase a	β-Glucosidase a	Nitroreductase b	β-Galactosidase a
Control	19.23 ± 0.13a	27.36 ± 0.02a	13.28 ± 0.09a	28.33 ± 0.11a
DMH	27.46 ± 0.11b	68.74 ± 0.06b	30.54 ± 0.10b	79.22 ± 0.05b
Eriodictyol	20.88 ± 0.15c	29.15 ± 0.08a	12.05 ± 0.09a	29.43 ± 0.02a
Initiation	23.17 ± 0.18d	59.44 ± 0.03b	26.28 ± 0.08c	66.71 ± 0.13c
Post-initiation	20.65 ± 0.14c	45.32 ± 0.02c	19.34 ± 0.07d	55.30 ± 0.08d
Entire period	19.53 ± 0.16a	39.24 ± 0.06d	16.78 ± 0.02e	30.64 ± 0.07e

^amg of p-nitrophenol liberated per min per g protein.

^bμmol of p-aminobenzoic liberated per min per g protein.