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Table 1 Activity of tau aggregates in tubulin assembly

From: Amyloid-like aggregates of neuronal tau induced by formaldehyde promote apoptosis of neuronal cells

Tau protein

Specific Activity (A350/s· mg × 10-3)

Relative Activity (%)

Native tau

40.0 ± 1.02

100

Acetaldehyde tau

30.0 ± 1.98

75

Self-aggregated tau

10.0 ± 2.10

25

Formaldehyde tau

2.0 ± 0.28

5

Tubulin

1.3 ± 0.21

3

  1. Specific activity was quantified by absorbance at 350 nm and the results represent the means ± S.D. Relative activity was as a percentage.