@article{Patel_Vora_2022, place={Gujarat, India}, title={STUDY OF ACTIVITY OF CATALASE ENZYME IN VARIOUS FRUITS}, volume={1}, url={https://iabcd.org.in/index.php/iabcd/article/view/72}, DOI={10.56588/iabcd.v1i2.72}, abstractNote={<p><em>Hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) plays an important role in fruit growth and its preservation. But too much hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) can be harmful to fruit cells. According to previous studies, the fruits contain an enzyme called catalase which converts the extra H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> into water and oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>). Therefore, an experiment conducted to find the presence or absence of catalase enzyme in various fruits as well as the activity of catalase was compared among the different fruits; including Apple, banana, pineapple, strawberry, watermelon, dragon fruit, kiwi and papaya. When an additional hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) (6% concentration) was added to the test tube containing the fruit sample, O<sub>2</sub> bubbles were found in the test tube, which showed that the catalase enzyme in the fruit pieces decomposed the excess hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) in the test tube, resulting in the release of water (H<sub>2</sub>O) and oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>).  The According to the present study, the highest amount of catalase enzyme was found in a banana while the lowest was found in watermelon.</em></p>}, number={2}, journal={International Association of Biologicals and Computational Digest}, author={Patel, Nipa and Vora, N C}, year={2022}, month={Oct.}, pages={216–221} }