We found no effect of SA on total antioxidant capacity. This is unlike the results with pomegranate fruit during storage at low temperature where SA treatment maintained total antioxi- dant capacity (Sayyari et al., 2011). Cold-stored Anthurium flowers treated with SA maintained higher activities of CAT and SOD, com- pared to control flowers. This is in agreement with data of Knorzer et al. (1999) who found increased catalase activity upon SA treat- ment of suspension-grown soybean cells. The data suggest that SA is able to mobilize the defense against oxidative compounds, at least partially converting these to H2O2 and then to water.