The higher activities of NAHA enzyme found in homes of subjects with active and recurrent sarcoidosis suggest that exposure to fungi is related to the risk of sarcoidosis.
Sunflower seeds exposed to saline demonstrated higher activities of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), guaiacol peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) activity.
This difference was largely due to the higher activities of endopeptidase and carboxypeptidase, which could complete the hydrolysis of proteins into more amino acids (Fig. 7).
Cho and Seo (2005) demonstrated that seedlings of Cd-resistant Arabidopsis had higher activities of SOD, APX and GR and experienced lower oxidative stress from Cd exposure.
The higher activities of ME and G6PDH under NaNO3 than (NH4 2SO4 supplemented culture indicated that both enzymes are actively involved in lipid accumulation.
Topographical depressions exhibited significantly higher activities of β-N-acetylglucosaminadase, β-glucosidase, phenol oxidase and greater microbial biomass than summits and slopes (26%, 30 %, 36, and 55%, respectively).
However, it was observed that more pullulan was synthesized, the cells had higher activities of α-phosphoglucose mutase, UDPG-pyrophosphorylase and glycosyltransferase.
These transgenic lines showed significantly higher accumulation of proline and phenol and also higher activities of peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, catalase and phenylammonia lyase.
The higher activities of antioxidant enzymes often expressed in transgenic rice lines can indicate their relatively improved cold tolerance compared to wild-type plants (Bonnecarrère et al. [2011]; Huang et al. [2009]).
Macrophytes do not affect the microbial community structure in the microcosm, providing strong evidence in support of the higher activities of natural plant microbe interactions even in the sediments (Ahn et al. 2007).
Moreover, a significant rise in H2O2 content in the leaves of cucumber, as well as higher activities of APX and SOD in the leaves, was found under low temperature stress (Lee et al. 2004).
