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Characterization of Thermo- and Detergent Stable Antigenic Glycosylated Cysteine Protease of Euphorbia nivulia Buch.-Ham. and Evaluation of Its Ecofriendly Applications

Table 5

Effect of protease on excision wound parameter in mice.

PWDWound area—percentage of wound contraction is in parentheses
Group I: controlGroup II: soframycinGroup III: CCP

0344.67 ± 1.75316.22 ± 3.12335.83 ± 1.33
4240.53 ± 1.38 (30.22)276.09 ± 3.01 (14.2)222.75 ± 1.97 (33.7)*
8162.32 ± 2.25 (52.9)187.03 ± 1.38 (41.90)170.89 ± 1.33 (49.7)*
1247.67 ± 1.03 (86.17)53.17 ± 2.04 (83.45)38.32 ± 1.63 (88.6)*
1627.50 ± 1.87 (92.02)20.77 ± 1.63 (93.43)22.67 ± 1.21 (93.29)*
208.33 ± 1.03 (97.58)3.54 ± 1.87 (98.88)4.08 ± 1.02 (98.78)*
PE23.68 ± 1.0319.87 ± 1.1720.34 ± 1.37

PWD: postwounding days; values are expressed as mean ± S.D., animals in each group, PE: period of epithelialization (days), * as compared to control.