Table 1 Metabolic and antioxidant status in the two catfish species

Glucose, mmol/l

63.53

49.53

0.48

Albumin, g/l

366.30^a

285.00^b

0.00

Cholesterol, mmo/l

35.35^b

38.20^a

0.05

Triglyceride, mmol/l

5.01^a

3.34^b

0.08

High-density lipoprotein, mmol/l

22.07

22.43

0.35

Low-density Lipoprotein, mmol/l

11.98^b

26.32^a

0.02

Alkaline phosphatase, IU/l

1.86

1.78

0.17

Creatinine, mmol/l

4.90

3.69

0.17

Aspartate amino transferase, U/L

30.51

28.40

0.1

Alanine amino transferase, u/l

6.56^a

4.40^b

0.03

Total antioxidant activity (mmol/liter)

6.44^b

14.00^a

0.01

Lipid peroxidation (× 10⁻² TBARS/mg protein)

1.35

1.39

0.39

Superoxide dismutase (U/min/mg protein)

2.36

2.33

0.4

Catalase (nm H₂O₂/min/mg protein)

9.08

9.28

0.68

Glutathione peroxidase (μg GSH/min/mg protein)

50.96

36.52

0.26