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Table 4 Enzymatic assay of glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR), and catalase (CAT) in the tissues of liver and gills of C. carpio after exposure to 0.03 mg/L, 0.06 mg/L, and 0.09 mg/L for long-time exposure of B-AgNPs

From: Long-term exposure to high-concentration silver nanoparticles induced toxicity, fatality, bioaccumulation, and histological alteration in fish (Cyprinus carpio)

Enzyme

Control

0.03 mg/L

0.06 mg/L

0.09 mg/L

Liver

    

 GST

753.17 ± 19.24

672.69 ± 91.83

679.22 ± 104.75

1021.32 ± 32.29

 GR

56.39 ± 4.89

61.09 ± 10.42

59.91 ± 1.56

36.69 ± 2.74

 CAT

109.38 ± 11.23

83.26 ± 12.28

112.32 ± 19.81

103.38 ± 6.26

Gills

    

 GST

212.27 ± 19.59

192.03 ± 3.11

215.47 ± 35.33

132.40 ± 16.60

 GR

77.07 ± 3.86

61.79 ± 8.21

68.81 ± 20.44

53.12 ± 10.43

 CAT

11.64 ± 0.83

8.35 ± 0.23

16.32 ± 3.34

7.67 ± 0.58

  1. The values in this table are expressed as mean ± SE