LIFE SCIENCES, cilt.76, sa.25, ss.2995-3000, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)
Effects of extract of dried whole black grape including seed on adenosine deaminase (ADA), 5' nucleotidase (5'NT) and xanthine oxidase (XO) enzymes were investigated in cancerous and non-cancerous human colon tissues. Enzyme activities were measured in 20 colon tissues, 10 from cancerous region and 10 from non cancerous region with and without pre incubation with black grape extract. ADA and 5' NT activities were found increased and that of the XO decreased in the cancerous tissues relative to non cancerous ones. After incubation period with black gape extract for 12 h, ADA and 5' NT activities were found to be significantly lowered but that of XO unchanged in both cancerous and non cancerous tissues.