... superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT),enzymes that are among the universal defenses against free radical damage in living tissue. All of these were investigated in three scleractinian corals: Favia favus , Plerogyra sinuosa and Goniopora lobata . The activity of SOD and CAT in the animal host...

... ( Actinia schmidti ) sea anemones show striking differences in their response to oxidative stress. First, the basal expression of SOD is very different. Symbiotic animal cells have a higher isoform diversity (number and classes)and a higher activity than the non-symbiotic cells. Second, the symbiotic animal...