Table 4 Effects of different concentrations of CdCl2 and nano-SiO2 on shoot and root SOD, APX, GR and GST activity.
CdCl2 (µM) | Nano-SiO2 (mg/l) | Shoot SOD (U/mg Protein) | Root SOD (U/mg Protein) | Shoot APX (U/mg Protein) | Root APX (U/mg Protein) | Shoot GR (U/mg Protein) | Root GR (U/mg Protein) | Shoot GST (U/mg Protein) | Root GST (U/mg Protein) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 1.23 ± .12h | 1.53 ± .03e | 0.93 ± .06de | 1.43 ± .03i | 2.33 ± .08g | 2.40 ± 1.00g | 1.10 ± .057h | 1.70 ± .05f |
25 | 1.50 ± .05g | 1.60 ± .05e | 1.00 ± .17cde | 1.70 ± .05fgh | 2.43 ± .12fg | 2.60 ± .05f | 1.23 ± .03h | 1.80 ± .17f | |
50 | 1.60 ± .05g | 1.73 ± .12e | 1.03 ± .08cde | 1.86 ± .06def | 2.70 ± .05ef | 2.80 ± .05f | 1.26 ± .06h | 1.90 ± .05f | |
100 | 1.23 ± .12h | 1.53 ± .08e | 0.90 ± .17e | 1.93 ± .08de | 2.36 ± .13g | 2.30 ± .10h | 1.16 ± .12h | 1.80 ± .05f | |
100 | 0 | 2.03 ± .08f | 2.26 ± .14d | 1.23 ± .03bcd | 1.80 ± .05efg | 2.70 ± .05ef | 2.90 ± .05e | 1.73 ± .03g | 2.30 ± .05e |
25 | 2.40 ± .05e | 2.43 ± .12d | 1.20 ± .05bcde | 1.50 ± .05hi | 3.00 ± .05de | 3.20 ± .05cd | 1.93 ± .03f | 2.40 ± .05de | |
50 | 2.90 ± .05d | 3.03 ± .08c | 1.30 ± .05bc | 1.93 ± .03de | 3.30 ± .11cd | 3.40 ± .15c | 2.30 ± .05e | 2.60 ± .05d | |
100 | 2.26 ± .14f | 2.23 ± .14d | 1.23 ± .08bcd | 1.60 ± .05ghi | 3.00 ± .05de | 3.00 ± .05de | 1.96 ± .06f | 2.40 ± .10de | |
200 | 0 | 3.70 ± .05c | 3.73 ± .14b | 1.50 ± .05b | 2.26 ± .13b | 3.30 ± .15cd | 4.10 ± .05b | 2.53 ± .03d | 4.43 ± .06b |
25 | 3.86 ± .08bc | 3.90 ± .05b | 1.20 ± .05bcde | 2.20 ± .05bc | 3.56 ± .13c | 4.20 ± .05b | 2.76 ± .08c | 4.53 ± .03b | |
50 | 4.60 ± .05a | 4.70 ± .05a | 1.80 ± .05a | 2.66 ± .06a | 4.53 ± .13a | 4.96 ± .08a | 3.80 ± .05a | 4.90 ± .05a | |
100 | 4.06 ± .12b | 3.86 ± .08b | 1.40 ± .05b | 2.03 ± .08cd | 4.06 ± .06b | 4.26 ± .12b | 3.03 ± .08b | 4.10 ± .05c |