Bioactive Peptides from Angelica sinensis Protein Hydrolyzate Delay Senescence in Caenorhabditis elegans through Antioxidant Activities

Table 2

The effect of A. sinensis peptides on the antioxidant enzyme activities and malondialdehyde content in C. elegans under oxidative stress. The nematodes were incubated with or without the peptides for 24 h prior to treatment with 2 mM paraquat.

Treatment	Antioxidant enzyme activity		MDA content
	SOD	CAT
Control	31.44 ± 0.91	1.03 ± 0.01	42.54 ± 0.78
AsiPeps
2.0 mg/mL	40.87 ± 0.75	1.21 ± 0.02	30.45 ± 1.49
4.0 mg/mL	64.90 ± 1.24	1.33 ± 0.01	34.87 ± 1.34

SOD, U/mg protein; CAT, U/μg protein; MDA, nmol/mg protein; .