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 7

Catalase (CAT) activity and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) level measured on different sampling days after feeding Labeo rohita with banana peel flour (BPF) supplemented diets.

Diet Immune response
CAT activity (unit mL−1)GPx (unit per mg−1 of protein)
30 days60 days30 days60 days

Control13.43 ± 0.6414.07 ± 0.4815.46 ± 0.8715.87 ± 0.23
B114.17 ± 0.8114.83 ± 0.6216.83 ± 0.5717.31 ± 0.54
B314.63 ± 0.5216.52 ± 0.4619.6 ± 0.6417.06 ± 0.81
B516.41 ± 0.6717.8 ± 0.8321.04 ± 0.7216.54 ± 0.47
B715.82 ± 0.7915.2 ± 0.6121.36 ± 0.9215.72 ± 0.91

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