Table 2 of Isai, Mol Vis 2009; 15:2570-2577. Table 2 of Isai, Mol Vis 2009; 15:2570-2577.
Table 2. Activities of antioxidant enzymes in lenticular samples from rat pups.
| Enzymes (unit of activity) |
Group I (Normal) |
Group II (cataract-untreated) |
Group III (cataract-treated) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalase (mmol H2O2 consumed/min/mg protein) | 7.37±0.87 | 3.77±0.36a,b | 6.36±0.52a |
| Superoxide dismutase (unit/min/mg protein) | 2.99±0.64 | 1.95±0.62a,b | 2.11±0.79a |
| Glutathione peroxidase (µmol glutathione oxidized/min/mg protein) | 37.72±7.03 | 27.55±8.79a,b | 28.82±7.79a |
| Glutathione-S-transferase (µmol of CDNB conjugate with GSH/min/mg protein) | 5.86±0.75 | 3.60±0.42a,b | 4.73±0.72a |
| Glutathione reductase (nmoles of NADPH oxidized/min/mg protein) | 0.29±0.03 | 0.23±0.02a.b | 0.27±0.01NS |