Table 3. Effect of EBL and/or Spd on protein content and specific activities of antioxidant enzymes in radish seedlings under Cr-stress.
Treatment | Protein(mg g−1 FW) | GPOX(µmol min−1 mg−1 protein) | SOD(mol U mg−1protein) | CAT(µmol min−1 mg−1 protein) | GR(µmol min−1 mg−1 protein) |
Control | 73.06±3.02a | 0.26±0.088a | 0.87±0.135a | 0.086±0.038a | 0.76±0.199a |
Cr | 33.13±1.04b | 1.19±0.065b | 5.74±0.145b | 0.753±0.055b | 6.15±0.189b |
Cr+EBL | 54.58±2.25a | 0.91±0.054b | 6.56±0.263b | 0.216±0.053c | 1.19±0.149c |
Cr+Spd | 43.56±2.17b | 0.39±0.037a | 6.26±0.244b | 0.106±0.031a | 7.12±0.255b |
Cr+Spd+EBL | 53.61±1.28b | 0.78±0.052b§ | 8.92±0.015c*§ | 0.375±0.005c§ | 9.16±0.117d* |
Data are presented as mean ± SE. Different superscripted letters (a, b, c, d) within a column indicate significant difference from each other in all combinations (Tukey's test, p<0.05). Symbols “*” and “§” indicate significant difference in a given column for EBL+Spd vs. EBL and Spd+EBL vs. Spd under Cr-stress, respectively (Tukey's test, p<0.05). GPOX, guaiacol peroxidase; SOD, superoxide dismutase; CAT, catalase; GR, glutathione reductase.