Table 1 Levels and ratios of total non-protein bound and oxidised thiols in human gallbladder bile.

Cys (μmol/L)

30

90.1

1.4–404

oCys (μmol/L)

30

69.2

0.8–488

R Cys/oCys

30

1.3

0.6–3.8

Hcys (μmol/L)

30

0.5

0.0–2.9

oHcys (μmol/L)

30

0.6

0.0–3.2

R Hcys/oHcys*

22

0.8

0.5–5.0

CG (μmol/L)

30

11.3

0.5–84.0

oCG (μmol/L)

30

8.9

1.3–81.3

R CG/oCG

30

1.2

0.4–1.8

GSH (μmol/L)

30

7.0

0.0–106

GSSG (μmol/L)

30

2.7

0.0–34.2

R GSH/GSSG*

25

1.9

0.5–5.3