Research Article

Effect of Achyranthes aspera Root and Terminalia arjuna Bark on Aerotolerant Responses in Streptococcus mutans

Table 4

Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) assay.

SampleDrug dosageGPX (μmol GSH utilized/min/mg protein)

Control 9 . 5 8 ± 0 . 2 2
AAR100 mg/L 6 . 3 8 ± 0 . 2 6
AAR500 mg/L 4 . 8 6 ± 0 . 1 2
TAB100 mg/L 4 . 3 1 ± 0 . 2 4
TAB500 mg/L 5 . 7 9 ± 0 . 1 9

The results are mean ± SD of three independent experiments.
Statistical significance: 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1 , t-test compared to control.