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dc.contributor.authorVerlecar, X.N.
dc.contributor.authorJena, K.B.
dc.contributor.authorChainy, G.B.N.
dc.date.accessioned2008-03-27T11:34:12Z
dc.date.available2008-03-27T11:34:12Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol.76(4); 745-752p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1035
dc.description.abstractInvestigations on seasonal variation in oxidative stress biomarkers were carried out on the natural population of green-lipped mussel Perna viridis collected from Bambolim beach area of Goa (India). Oxidative stress indices such as lipid peroxidation (LPX), hydrogen peroxide (H sub(2) O sub(2)), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), glutathione transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR), reduced glutathione (GSH) and ascorbic acid (ASA) were measured in gills and digestive gland of P. viridis during February, May, August and November. The present study reveals two important aspects regarding the antioxidant defence status of tissues of P. viridis. Firstly, antioxidant capacity of tissues of P. viridis exhibits seasonal variation. Secondly, various components of antioxidant capacity such as oxidative stress markers, levels of antioxidant enzymes and small antioxidant molecules vary differently in tissues with respect to different seasons. Although the oxidative stress status of gills and digestive gland of P. viridis expressed in terms of LPX and H sub(2) O sub(2) was the lowest in February, its level was maximal in gills and digestive gland during May and November, respectively. While activities of SOD and GPX of tissues of P. viridis were found to be low in August, activities of CAT and GR were recorded to be low in February. GST activity in gills although remained high in February, in digestive gland elevated values were recorded in August and November. A seasonal variation in the levels of small antioxidant molecules was also noticed. Among non-enzymatic antioxidants ASA content of tissues was maximal in May and August in comparison to February and November, but GSH remained high in November. It therefore appears that environmental factors may play a crucial role in regulating the oxidative stress capacity of tissues of P. viridis.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2008] Elsevier
dc.subjectoxidative biomarkers
dc.subjectbiomarkers
dc.subjectantioxidants defence system
dc.subjectmussels
dc.subjectseasonal variation
dc.subjectPerna viridis
dc.titleSeasonal variation of oxidative biomarkers in gills and digestive gland of green-lipped mussel Perna viridis from Arabian Sea
dc.typeJournal Article


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