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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2013; 19(36): 6020-6025
Published online Sep 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i36.6020
Table 2 Enzyme activities of glutathione S-transferase and uridine glucuronosyltransferase in the normal colon mucosa of patients with adenoma and carcinoma (mean ± SD)
Enzyme activitiesAdenomas (n = 28)Carcinomas (n = 20)P-value (F-test)
GST (nmol/mg per minute)
Transversum225 ± 104 (19)237 ± 72 (18)0.1342
Sigmoid265 ± 152 (27)232 ± 78 (19)0.0046
Combined268 ± 152 (28)241 ± 69 (20)0.0007
UGT (pmol mg per minute)
Transversum231 ± 269 (17)159 ± 122 (16)0.0015
Sigmoid170 ± 158 (23)144 ± 96 (17)0.0456
Combined197 ± 200 (27)150 ± 86 (19)0.0005