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Table 3 Anti-oxidant levels in BR- and EMS- or MMS- treated animals

From: Brahmarasayana protects against Ethyl methanesulfonate or Methyl methanesulfonate induced chromosomal aberrations in mouse bone marrow cells

Treatment Group

SOD Activity / mg protein

Catalase Activity / mg protein

GSH activity / mg protein

GST activity / mg protein

Control

0.02 ± 0.01

5.32 ± 1.09

2.44 ± 0.53

8.26 ± 1.32

Rasayana I

0.03 ± 0.01

7.69 ± 2.85

2.15 ± 0.28

7.11 ± 2.68**

Rasayana II

0.01 ± 0.01

5.13 ±0.13

2.66 ± 0.02

1.46 ± 0.09**

EMS only

0.03 ± 0.01

10.73 ± 2.31**

1.55 ± 0.79**

2.09 ± 0.90**

Rasayana I + EMS

0.04 ± 0.01*

4.09 ± 0.55

2.75 ± 0.00

6.94 ± 2.54

Rasayana II + EMS

0.05 ± 0.01*

4.59 ± 0.16

2.48 ± 0.09

11.47 ± 6.36

MMS Only

0.02 ± 0.01

2.68 ± 1.16**

2.83 ± 0.07

0.72 ± 0.18**

Rasayana I + MMS

0.05 ± 0.00*

6.17 ± 1.29*

1.81 ± 0.66

8.92 ± 5.17

Rasayana II + MMS

0.04 ± 0.01*

3.80 ± 1.23

2.48 ± 0.28

9.91 ± 2.44

  1. * Significant when compared to animals treated with EMS or MMS only (p <0.05).
  2. **Significant when compared to Control animals (p <0.05).