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Table 2 The activity of POX and CAT in an SSFS employing two basidiomycete fungi: P. columbinus and P. floridanus and two ascomycetes: A. fumigatus and P. variotii on peels of banana, pomegranate and orange, empty pods of pea, and rice straw

From: Substrate–fungus interaction on the enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant activities of solid state fermentation system

Substrate and fungus

Peroxidase activity(U ml−1)

Catalase activity (µmol H2O2 ml−1)

Banana peel

 P. columbinus

0.098 ± 0.003e

2.834 ± 0.027d

 P. floridanus

0.063 ± 0.002c

3.412 ± 0.014f

 A. fumigatus

ND

16.91 ± 0.009kl

 P. variotii

0.060 ± 0.005c

18.53 ± 0.009m

Pomegranate peel

 P. columbinus

ND

ND

 P. floridanus

ND

ND

 A. fumigatus

ND

2.08 ± 0.041b

 P. variotii

ND

2.94 ± 0.169de

Empty pea pods

 P. columbinus

0.078 ± 0.002d

ND

 P. floridanus

0.052 ± 0.000bc

ND

 A. fumigatus

ND

10.81 ± 0.018i

 P. variotii

0.042 ± 0.001b

16.85 ± 0.074k

Orange peel

 P. columbinus

1.15 ± 0.013h

2.46 ± 0.287c

 P. floridanus

2.29 ± 0.017i

ND

 A. fumigatus

ND

6.88 ± 0.115g

 P. variotii

ND

7.97 ± 0.057h

Rice straw

 P. columbinus

0.178 ± 0.000f

ND

 P. floridanus

0.273 ± 0.000g

ND

 A. fumigatus

ND

0.319 ± 0.000a

 P. variotii

0.028 ± 0.000a

12.96 ± 0.000j

  1. Each value is the mean of three replicates ± SE. Means with common letters are not significantly different at P < 0.05
  2. ND not detected