Table 2.
Effects of Chitosan-Pinus merkusii extract nanoparticle on lead acetate-induced changes in the superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and malondialdehyde.
| Groups | Means ± standard deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SOD (U/mg) | GPx (U/mg) | MDA (nmol/mg) | |
| Control | 26.73a ± 2.01 | 53.37a ± 6.16 | 7.29a ± 0.87 |
| Lead acetate groups | 16.97b ± 1.87 | 34.55b ± 4.62 | 12.35b ± 1.15 |
| Chitosan-P. merkusii 150 mg/kg BW | 15.88b ± 2.52 | 33.91b ± 6.47 | 11.42b ± 0.93 |
| Chitosan-P. merkusii 300 mg/kg BW | 17.47b ± 1.61 | 35.81b ± 3.29 | 10.87b ± 0.91 |
| Chitosan-P. merkusii 600 mg/kg BW | 21.08c ± 1.03 | 44.27c ± 4.72 | 9.11c ± 0.76 |
a,b,cDifferent superscript within each column indicate significant difference between the means (P < 0.05).