Research Article

Dietary Administration of Banana (Musa acuminata) Peel Flour Affects the Growth, Antioxidant Status, Cytokine Responses, and Disease Susceptibility of Rohu, Labeo rohita

Table 6

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) activities observed on different sampling days after feeding Labeo rohita with banana peel flour (BPF) supplemented diets.

Diet Immune response
SOD activity (unit mL−1)MDA (nmol mL−1)
30 days60 days30 days60 days

Control43.1 ± 1.0444.5 ± 0.789.16 ± 0.298.24 ± 0.26
B143.83 ± 0.8847.3 ± 0.628.83 ± 0.437.61 ± 0.43
B347.36 ± 0.6549.93 ± 0.917.71 ± 0.267.12 ± 0.32
B549.28 ± 0.9552.5 ± 0.787.23 ± 0.316.66 ± 0.24
B749.2 ± 1.1948.7 ± 0.537.56 ± 0.197.32 ± 0.44

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 15). Mean values in the same column with different superscript letters vary significantly (P < 0.05).