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Table 3 Quinone Reductase Specific Activity (Specific activity expressed as units/mg of protein)

From: In vivo induction of phase II detoxifying enzymes, glutathione transferase and quinone reductase by citrus triterpenoids

Samples

Stomach

Intestine

Liver

Lung

Control

6.592 ± 0.60

3.838 ± 0.54

0.618 ± 0.06

0.377 ± 0.12

Mixture

13.372 ± 4.17**

3.544 ± 0.92

0.623 ± 0.10

0.374 ± 0.05

Nomilin

6.226 ± 0. 71

2.892 ± 0.43

0.662 ± 0.17

0.354 ± 0.02

Deacetyl nomilin

6.113 ± 2.12

4.702 ± 0.43**

1.137 ± 0.36**

0.356 ± 0.04

Isoobacunoic Acid

4.982 ± 1.19*

3.229 ± 2.57

1.477 ± 0.78

0.349 ± 0.03

  1. Results are means ± SD (n = 4)
  2. * indicate statistically significant (p < 0.05) reduction of QR activity was observed
  3. ** indicate statistically significant (p < 0.01) induction of QR activity was observed.