Table 1.
Effect of CuCl2 on the production of defense and antioxidative enzymes in tomato plants. Values represent mean ± SE of three separate experiments, each in triplicate.
Enzymes | Control | Concentrations of CuCl2 | ||
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1 mM | 2.5 mM | 5 mM | ||
Peroxidase (PO) [µmol min−1 g−1 protein] | 188.45 ± 14.01c | 267.96 ± 7.90b | 334.51 ± 9.23a | 239.55 ± 9.10b |
Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) [U min−1 g−1 protein] | 29.44 ± 1.12c | 32.25 ± 2.08c | 54.77 ± 2.37a | 40.855 ± 1.47b |
Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) [nmol of trans-cinnamic acid min−1 g−1 protein] |
94.23 ± 4.39d | 123.55 ± 6.95c | 165.22 ± 3.12a | 140.38 ± 3.78b |
β-1,3 Glucanase [µmol glucose produced min−1 g−1 protein] |
26.38 ± 2.29d | 40.1 ± 1.13c | 53.25 ± 2.34a | 47.1 ± 1.39b |
Catalase (CAT) [mmol min−1 g−1 protein] | 6.83 ± 0.30d | 11.74 ± 0.61c | 15.09 ± 0.47b | 17.67 ± 0.56a |
Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) [µmol min−1 g−1 protein] | 0.177 ± 0.021c | 0.321 ± 0.024b | 0.408 ± 0.025a | 0.253 ± 0.014b |
Sharing the same letter are not significantly different (P < 0.05) using Duncan's multiple range test.