Table 4

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


Sulforaphane
BNF
Curcumin
DMF
Control

Liver
0.09 (0.39, 0.25–0.62)*
0.20 (0.87, 0.71–1.1)
0.23 (1.0, 0.79–1.3)
0.29 (1.3, 1.0–1.6)
0.23
Kidney
0.06 (3.0, 0.92–9.7)
0.03 (1.5, 0.46–4.9)
0.21 (10, 3.2–34)*
0.02 (1.0, 0.25–4.0)
0.02
Prostate
0.73 (1.9, 1.4–2.4)*
0.76 (1.9, 1.5–2.5)*
0.67 (1.7,1.4–2.1)*
0.34 (0.87, 0.69–1.1)
0.39

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 GST mu specific activities

Jones and Brooks BMC Cancer 2006 6:62   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-6-62