Table 1 Effect of IFA on the formation of non-fluorescent N^ε-CML and carbonyl content in BSA incubated with MG at week 2

BSA

2.97 ± 0.21

0.14 ± 0.02

BSA / MG

5.75 ± 0.50^a

1.89 ± 0.11^a

BSA / MG / IFA (1.25 mM)

4.03 ± 0.44^b

1.34 ± 0.40^b

BSA / MG / IFA (2.5 mM)

3.93 ± 0.27^b

0.97 ± 0.08^b

BSA / MG / IFA (5 mM)

3.37 ± 0.44^b

0.90 ± 0.11^b

BSA / MG / AG (1.25 mM)

3.62 ± 0.40^b

0.41 ± 0.08^b