Table 1 Nuclear protein extract concentration and quality estimated by the contamination by non nuclear (cytosolic) fraction nd: not detected; the same letter indicates that values are not significantly different (P > 0.05). Value is mean ± standard error

Protein concentration (μg.mg ^-1 FW)

168.5 ± 7.2^a

188.2 ± 6.6^b

173.8 ± 9.0^b

247.8 ± 6.1 ^c

AdH specific activity (AU.mg ^-1 FW)

20.7 ± 3.0^c

8.8 ± 1.2^bc

15.9 ± 3.8^c

nd ^a