The best level of BC treatment (300 g kg− 1) mixed with PM decreased the catalase activity (12.87 and 9.84%), superoxide dismutase activity (13.24 and 7.68%), peroxidase activity (16.29 and 7.51%), and APX activity (37.20%) under control and drought stressed conditions, respectively. The gene discussed is APEX1; the disease is breast cancer.