Premium
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) needles in northern Finland
Author(s) -
Huttunen S.,
Heiska E.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
european journal of forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 0300-1237
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1988.tb00221.x
Subject(s) - scots pine , picea abies , karst , pinus <genus> , botany , superoxide dismutase , biology , forestry , horticulture , geography , enzyme , biochemistry , paleontology
The superoxide dismutase (SOD EC 1.15.1.1) activity in Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) and Norway spruce ( Picea abies L. Karst.) needles in urban and rural trees of northern Finnish populations was studied. Enzyme activity was higher in pine than in spruce needles. Two pine clones from eastern Finland and Lapland revealed great differences in specific SOD enzyme activity.