Department of Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore-560024
1 Present address: Department of Chemistry, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri. Distt. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra-413722
The relative activities of 5 hydrolytic and oxidative enzymes viz., alpha-amylase, starch phosphorylase, acid phosphatase, peroxidase and catalase increased markedly in bananas treated with abscisic acid and indole acetic acid. The treatment of bananas with kinetin and gibberellic acid, on the contrary, generally decreased the activities of all the 5 enzymes. Substantial increase in the activities of all the enzymes was noticed during ripening of bananas at 20°C.
