Research Article

Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Brassica juncea Plants under Cd-Induced Stress

Table 5

Effect of Cd metal on specific activities of SOD, PPO, GST, and GPOX of 30-day-old B.  juncea plants.

TreatmentsSOD
(UA mg−1 protein)
PPO
(UA mg−1 protein)
GST
(UA mg−1 protein)
GPOX
(UA mg−1 protein)

0.0 mM3.12 ± 0.07ab4.44 ± 0.44ab6.08 ± 0.09c9.1 ± 0.23b
0.2 mM4.02 ± 0.22ab6.19 ± 1.08ab7.63 ± 0.37bc11.52 ± 0.77b
0.4 mM3.95 ± 0.35b4.03 ± 1.11b8.83 ± 0.37ab15.49 ± 0.37a
0.6 mM4.77 ± 0.89a7.11 ± 0.63a9.69 ± 0.46a14.83 ± 0.80a