METALLOTHIONEIN-LIKE PROTEINS IN THE LIVERS OF SQUALOID AND CARCHARHINID SHARKS

被引:14
作者
BONWICK, GA
VAS, P
FIELDEN, PR
GORDON, JDM
机构
[1] NOAA, NATL MARINE FISHERIES SERV, SE FISHERIES CTR, MIAMI LAB, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA
[2] UNIV MANCHESTER, INST SCI & TECHNOL, DEPT INSTRUMENTAT & ANALYT SCI, MANCHESTER M60 1QD, LANCS, ENGLAND
[3] UNIV SALFORD, DEPT BIOL SCI, SALFORD M5 4WT, LANCS, ENGLAND
[4] SCOTTISH MARINE BIOL ASSOC, DUNSTAFFNAGE MARINE RES LAB, OBAN PA34 4AD, ARGYLL, SCOTLAND
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10.1016/0025-326X(90)90604-7
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Liver extracts from three species of shark (Etmopterus spinax, Galeorhinus galeus, Scymnorhinus licha), were analysed using Differential Pulse Polarography. All three extracts gave significant polarographic responses, indicating the presence of cysteine containing proteins. On the basis of previous work, these proteins were considered to be metallothionein-like in nature. These results mark the first data on MT in natural populations of sharks and in mid- to deep-water species.
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