Research Article

Quantitative Assessment of the Effects of Reducing Agents on Biological Macromolecules and on the Possible Repair of Oxidative Damage

Table 3

Inhibitory rates of different concentrations of ammonium ferrous sulfate and ascorbic acid on Taq enzyme (%).

Concentration of reducing
agents/(mmol/L)
ammonium ferrous sulfateascorbic acid
ß-actinCRPß-actinCRP

567.63±1.1075.77±0.80-0.06±0.14-0.88±2.21
2.564.09±1.7372.59±2.110.60±1.362.10±2.26
1.2564.42±3.4470.41±0.393.82±1.24-0.06±4.16
0.62515.26±3.0113.59±2.650.36±4.04-1.14±2.8
0.31253.96±0.587.15±4.322.41±0.75-2.12±4.75
0.156253.33±2.015.43±0.822.71±6.75-0.80±1.84
0.0781250.03±2.503.19±2.13-2.17±4.21-2.45±2.16
0.03906250.17±1.524.25±1.50-2.25±4.853.01±5.27

Statistical significance was determined using the Student’s -test and is presented as (), (), or ().