Table 7.
Fruit soluble proteins and antioxidant enzymatic and non-enzymatic activity as affected by different antibiotic treatments
| Treatments | Total soluble proteins (mg/ml) | Superoxide dismutase (IU min−1 mg protein−1) | Peroxidase (IU mmol min−1 mg protein−1) | Catalase (IU mmol min−1 mg protein−1) | Vitamin C content (mg/100 ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampicillin sodium + Rifampicin | 0.49 b | 33.60 c | 0.45 ab | 18.75 b | 33.77 ab |
| Cefalexin + Rifampicin | 0.39 bc | 51.60 ab | 0.68 a | 14.04 bc | 29.36 b |
| Ampicillin sodium + Cefalexin | 0.47 b | 51.56 ab | 0.47 ab | 17.95 b | 35.74 a |
| Ampicillin sodium + Cefalexin + Rifampicin | 0.73 a | 46.72 b | 0.55 a | 27.32 a | 32.34 ab |
| Control (distilled water) | 0.26 c | 58.44 a | 0.24 b | 9.50 c | 29.40 b |
Means within a column with different letters are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05