Isolation of antioxidant enzymes from some wild edible fruits at mature and ripened stage rhizome

Abstract

The activity of catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POX), superoxide dismutase (SOD), were determined in  ten wild edible fruits, viz Ficus racemosa Linn., Elaeagnus conferta Roxb., Flacourtia indica (Burm. f.)Merr., Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC., Ziziphus rugosa Lamk., Meyna laxiflora Robyns., Cordia dichotoma Linn., Grewia tiliifolia Vahl, Scleichera oleosa Merr.  and Antidesma ghasembilla Gaertn. The CAT and SOD activity was increased in mature fruits than ripened fruits, whereas POX activity found to be more in ripened fruits as compare to mature fruits.