Table 1 Effects of diets 1–5 on SOD, CAT, and GST activity and MDA content of Galleria mellonella L. larvae.

From: Effects of Selenium and Vitamin E on Enzymatic, Biochemical, and Immunological Biomarkers in Galleria mellonella L

Diet

Diet content

SOD (U/mg protein)

CAT (U/mg protein)

MDA (nmol/mg protein)

GST (nmol/mg protein)

Diet 1

Selenium

6.44 ± 0.11 a

0.65 ± 0.005 a

27.66 ± 0.60 a

13.38 ± 0.33 a

Diet 2

Vitamin E

4.41 ± 0.10 d

0.44 ± 0.007 c

9.88 ± 0.23 d

9.80 ± 0.39 b

Diet 3

Selenium + Vitamin E

5.82 ± 0.30 c

0.55 ± 0.008 b

13.89 ± 0.28 b

14.12 ± 0.08 a

Diet 4

Control

4.99 ± 0.51 b

0.44 ± 0.011 c

11.19 ± 0.17 c

9.59 ± 0.42 b

Diet 5

Tween 80

5.02 ± 0.08 b

0.35 ± 0.057 c

10.97 ± 0.21 c

10.15 ± 0.81 b

  1. *Student–Newman–Keuls test: The letters a, b, c, and d are used to indicate differences between concentrations. There was a statistically significant difference between data indicated by the same letters (P < 0.05).
  2. SOD, superoxide dismutase; CAT, catalase; GST, glutathione-S-transferase; MDA, malondialdehyde.
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