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Table 3 Total protein concentration and enzymatic activities of peroxidase and chitinase from root exudates of control and chitosan-treated plants

From: Root-TRAPR: a modular plant growth device to visualize root development and monitor growth parameters, as applied to an elicitor response of Cannabis sativa

 

Condition

Protein content (µg protein/ml retentate)

Peroxidase activity (ΔOD/min·mg protein)

Chitinase activity (mmol GlcNAc released/g protein)

Pre-treatment

Control

53.80 ± 11.91

0.13 ± 0.04

1.67 ± 0.51

Chitosan

81.07 ± 16.99

0.04 ± 0.01

1.34 ± 0.33

Post-treatment

Control

146.20 ± 15.52

0.30 ± 0.12

0.28 ± 0.02

Chitosan

104.87 ± 11.14

6.48 ± 2.17*

2.02 ± 0.89

  1. Values express mean ± SEM from three biological replicates.
  2. *p-value < 0.05 (T-test), comparing between control and chitosan conditions
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