Table 8.
Skin xanthine oxidase activity and thiobarbitur ic acid tractive substance contents after 5 weeks application of compounds

Groups XO activity1) TBARS contents2)
NO 0.14±0.01bc 0.55±0.04c
CO 0.19±0.01a 0.90±0.04a
AB 0.15±0.01b 0.78±0.04b
PCA 0.15±0.01b 0.57±0.05c
AS 0.13±0.01c 0.60±0.06c
NO, Normal group; Co, UV treated group; AB, UV+vehicle treated group; PCA, UV+vehicle containing 0.2% ascorbic acid treated group; AS, UV+vehicle containing 0.2% Lespedeza cuneata treated group.
*Values are mean SD of 3 mouse.
Unit: mU/protein (mg).
Unit: nmol/protein (mg).
Values within a different superscripts letters are significantly different each other groups at a p<0.05.