Table 3.

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities in the rat liver

Parameter	Group
SOD (units/mg protein)	174.6 ± 33.88	83.3 ± 14.01^,*	93.1 ± 16.17^,*	104.4 ± 16.64^,*	77.1 ± 18.64^,*	108.4 ± 28.77^,*
CAT (units/mg protein)	11.49 ± 1.415	2.40 ± 0.626^,*	2.92 ± 0.638^,*	4.59 ± 0.712^,*,††	2.77 ± 0.339^,*	5.65 ± 0.775^,*,††

Parameter

Group

Control

1,3-DCP

2% Erythronium japonicum

5% Erythronium japonicum

2% Corylopsis coreana Uyeki

5% Corylopsis coreana Uyeki

SOD

(units/mg protein)

174.6 ± 33.88

83.3 ± 14.01^*,**

93.1 ± 16.17^*,**

104.4 ± 16.64^*,**

77.1 ± 18.64^*,**

108.4 ± 28.77^*,**

CAT

(units/mg protein)

11.49 ± 1.415

2.40 ± 0.626^*,**

2.92 ± 0.638^*,**

4.59 ± 0.712^*,**,††

2.77 ± 0.339^*,**

5.65 ± 0.775^*,**,††

1,3-DCP, 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol

Values are presented as means ± SD of seven rats

^*Significant difference at the P < 0.05 level compared with the Control group

^**Significant difference at the P < 0.01 level compared with the Control group

^†Significant difference at the P < 0.05 level compared with the 1,3-DCP group

^††Significant difference at the P < 0.01 level compared with the 1,3-DCP grou