Table 3 Biochemical responses to Dithane and lycopene in root tip cells of A. cepa.

From: Lycopene: an antioxidant product reducing dithane toxicity in Allium cepa L.

Groups

MDA (µM/g FW)

SOD (U/mg FW)

CAT (OD240 nm/min.g FW)

Control

16.60 ± 3.58d

140.20 ± 06.86d

1.35 ± 0.48d

Ly1

15.90 ± 3.45d

135.30 ± 06.52d

1.30 ± 0.38d

Ly2

14.70 ± 3.26d

132.80 ± 06.24d

1.27 ± 0.32d

D

36.30 ± 5.38a

330.40 ± 12.65a

3.54 ± 0.86a

DLy1

31.40 ± 4.98b

260.50 ± 10.96b

2.75 ± 0.66b

DLy2

25.60 ± 4.24c

200.80 ± 08.84c

2.28 ± 0.52c

  1. Control: tap water, Ly1: 215 mg/L lycopene, Ly2: 430 mg/L lycopene, D: 500 mg/L dithane, DLy1: 500 mg/L dithane + 215 mg/L lycopene, DLy2: 500 mg/L dithane + 430 mg/L lycopene. Lower case letters in the same column indicate statistical significance between the means (p < 0.05).
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