Table 1.

The effects of silibinin on carbonyl content in BSA/glucose system.

Experimental Groups	Protein Carbonyl Contents (nmol/mg Protein)	Inhibitory Effect (%)
BSA/glucose	2.31 ± 0.00
BSA/glucose/silibinin (1 µg/mL)	2.09 ± 0.04 b	9.9 ± 1.7
BSA/glucose/silibinin (10 µg/mL)	1.89 ± 0.03 a	18.3 ± 1.5
BSA/glucose/silibinin (50 µg/mL)	1.79 ± 0.11 b	22.8 ± 4.6
BSA/glucose/silibinin(100 µg/mL)	1.61 ± 0.01 a	30.2 ± 0.4
BSA/glucose/AG (500 µg/mL)	1.82 ± 0.03 a	21.3 ± 1.4

Data are mean ± standard deviation. ^a p < 0.05 compared with the BSA/glucose treated group, ^b p < 0.01 compared with the BSA/glucose treated group (n = 3).