Table 3

Mean specific activity of Total GST in nmol/min/mg of protein (Ratio of the treated/control enzyme specific activities, 95% Confidence Intervals)


Sulforaphane
BNF
Curcumin
DMF
Control

Liver
956 (1.6, 1.4–1.7)*
815 (1.4, 1.2–1.5)*
739 (1.2, 1.1–1.4)*
679 (1.1, 1.03–1.2)*
602
Kidney
92.5 (1.2, 1.0–1.3)
80 (1.0, 0.77–1.3)
65 (0.81, 0.67–1.0)
89 (1.1, 0.96–1.3)
81
Prostate
6.7 (1.2, 1.1–1.5)*
5.7 (1.06, 1.0–1.1)
6.9 (1.3,1.2–1.4)*
7.0 (1.3, 1.0–1.7)
5.4
Bladder
0.78 (4.2, 3.6–4.9)*
0.26 (1.4, 0.81–2.3)
0.28 (1.5, 0.96–2.3)
0.29 (1.5, 0.99–2.4)
0.19

Data are mean values of 8–10 animals in each group

* = P < 0.05 based on confidence intervals of the ratio of treated vs. control total GST specific activities

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