Research Article

The Relationship of Oxidation Sensitivity of Red Blood Cells and Carbonic Anhydrase Activity in Stored Human Blood: Effect of Certain Phenolic Compounds

Table 3

The protective effects of caffeic acid, resveratrol, and tannic acid on catalase activity of RBC in stored whole blood time-dependently.

Catalase (kU/gHb)
ControlCaffeic acidResveratrolTannic acid

Baseline 17.47 ± 2.1217.96 ± 4.49 18.02 ± 6.76 19.12 ± 1.53
7th day 16.52 ± 3.0430.12 ± 9.97 38.64 ± 11.32 19.52 ± 3.36
14th day 14.45 ± 1.5640.94 ± 5.33 40.96 ± 5.97 20.26 ± 2.99
21st day 12.70 ± 1.5156.22 ± 8.42 50.15 ± 13.57 20.89 ± 2.08
28th day 9.16 ± 1.52҂48.84 ± 11.62 47.57 ± 7.32 20.47 ± 1.73

Significant differences () between the control and treated groups are indicated by .
Significant differences () between the control and resveratrol and tannic acid are indicated by .
Significant differences () in each group from time 0 (baseline) are given by .