28-Homobrassinolide alleviates oxidative stress in salt-treated maize (Zea mays L.) plants

Received: 03 May 2008; Returned for revision: 18 June 2008; Accepted: 30 June 2008The present investigation was undertaken to study the effects of 28-homobrassinolide on the activities of antioxidativeenzymes such as superoxide dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1), guaiacol peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7), catalase (EC 1.11.1.6), glutathionereductase (EC 1.6.4.2) and ascorbate peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.11), as well as protein and malondialdehyde concentrations in 30-d-old plants of