Oxidant and Antioxidant Levels in Local Camels and Buffalo Milk in Relation to Lactoperoxidase

Abstract

AbstractThis research included a study of oxidant and antioxidant levels in camel milk and local buffalo milk and itsrelation with lactoperoxidase activity (LP) by measuring (11) biochemical parameters which include:lactoperoxidase (LP), glutathione S- transferase (GST),vitamin E, vitamin C, ceruloplasmin (Cp), albumin,glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), peroxinitrate (ONOO-), calcium and uric acid. The study wascarried out on (39) samples of milk (14) samples of camel milk and (25) samples of buffalo milk.Results revealed a significant increase in camel milk compared to buffalo milk in the level of: vitamin E, Cp,GSH and Uric acid, while a significant decrease of LP, GST, Albumin, MDA and Peroxynitrite.The results demonstrated that there was a significant negative correlation between GST, vitamin E and GSH withLP and significant positive correlation for MDA with LP. There was a non-significant positive correlation forvitamin C, alb. and uric acid and a non-significant negative correlation in Cp, Ca, and peroxynitrate with LP forboth camel and buffalo milk