biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 54:349-352, 2010 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-010-0061-8

Activities of antioxidant enzymes during strawberry fruit development and ripening

A. P. López1,*, M. T. N. Gochicoa2, A. R. Franco1
1 Dpto. Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Edificio Severo Ochoa, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
2 Departamento de Fisiología, Anatomía y Biología Celular, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain

The analyses of some antioxidant enzyme activities were carried out in the course of strawberry fruits development and ripening. The catalase activity was maximum in small-sized green fruits, it decreased in middle-sized green fruits and increased again during the ripening stages. The highest superoxide dismutase and peroxidase activities were observed in white fruits.

Keywords: catalase; peroxidase; reactive oxygen species; superoxide dismutase
Subjects: catalase; Fragaria × ananasa; fruit development; peroxidase; strawberry; superoxide dismutase (SOD)

Received: June 17, 2008; Accepted: January 5, 2009; Published: June 1, 2010  Show citation

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López, A.P., Gochicoa, M.T.N., & Franco, A.R. (2010). Activities of antioxidant enzymes during strawberry fruit development and ripening. Biologia plantarum, 54(2), 349-352. doi: 10.1007/s10535-010-0061-8
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