Table 3 Inhibition of protein oxidation by PTS was measured in terms of nmoles of protein carbonyls/mg protein and nmoles of protein sulphydryls/mg protein in TBHP and As-Fe ²⁺ mediated oxidatively damaged rat liver mitochondria

Control

3.54 ± 0.02^a

3.78 ± 0.21^a

0.16 ± 0.00^a

1.18 ± 0.04^a

Damage

5.73 ± 0.14^b

5.87 ± 0.02^b

0.12 ± 0.01^b

0.91 ± 0.01^b

0.05 mM

4.40 ± 0.14^c

5.35 ± 0.26^c

0.13 ± 0.01^c

1.02 ± 0.03^c

0.10 mM

4.02 ± 0.23^d

4.73 ± 0.02^d

0.14 ± 0.01^c

1.04 ± 0.01^c

0.15 mM

3.57 ± 0.23^a

4.45 ± 0.21^d

0.14 ± 0.01^d

1.07 ± 0.01^d

0.20 mM

3.55 ± 0.01^a

3.92 ± 0.16^a

0.15 ± 0.00^a

1.15 ± 0.01^a