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Effect of propyl gallate feeding on antioxygenic and respiratory enzymes in liver of mice

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Antioxygenic enzymes provide defense to the cell against free radicals produced during respiration. This study deals with the effect of propyl gallate feeding on antioxygenic and respiratory enzymes in liver of male mice of different age groups. Antioxidant increased the activities of catalase, glutathione reductase, ATPase and NADH-dehydrogenase significantly in 8-month-old mice, whereas the increase in activity in early and late growth stages was observed only at selective concentrations. The increased activities of antioxygenic enzymes on propyl gallate feeding may be attributed to an increase in the activities of respiratory enzymes.

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  1. Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143-005, India

    S. K. Garg & S. C. Khanna

  2. Department of Zoological Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143-005, India

    S. P. Sharma

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Garg, S.K., Khanna, S.C. & Sharma, S.P. Effect of propyl gallate feeding on antioxygenic and respiratory enzymes in liver of mice. AGE 16, 93–95 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02436140

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