Table 12. Effect of eriodictyol on faecal bacterial enzymes of control and experimental rats.
Group | β-Glucuronidase a | β-Glucosidase a | Nitroreductase d | Mucinase b | β-Galactosidase a | Sulfatase c |
Control | 75.21 ± 0.04a | 56.12 ± 0.21a | 18.38 ± 0.03a | 46.22 ± 0.15a | 32.57 ± 0.12a | 3.61 ± 0.02a |
DMH | 110.63 ± 0.18b | 121.34 ± 0.22b | 34.57 ± 0.13b | 75.27 ± 0.08b | 73.29 ± 0.25b | 8.19 ± 0.04b |
Eriodictyol | 74.91 ± 0.14a | 54.25 ± 0.28a | 19.53 ± 0.05a | 47.33 ± 0.18a | 30.42 ± 0.04a | 3.46 ± 0.12a |
Initiation | 98.46 ± 0.24c | 96.44 ± 0.14c | 28.41 ± 0.04c | 72.15 ± 0.16c | 68.44 ± 0.12c | 4.18 ± 0.13c |
Post-initiation | 83.31 ± 0.20d | 77.32 ± 0.15d | 24.66 ± 0.07c | 57.36 ± 0.05d | 57.82 ± 0.09d | 4.06 ± 0.02c |
Entire period | 79.62 ± 0.17e | 58.41 ± 0.19e | 19.73 ± 0.05d | 49.54 ± 0.14e | 49.61 ± 0.02e | 3.78 ± 0.14d |
amg of p-nitrophenol liberated per min per g protein.
bmg of glucose liberated per min per mg protein.
cμmol of p-nitrocatechol liberated per min per g protein.
dμmol of p-aminobenzoic liberated per min per g protein.