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Cold adaptation and oxidative metabolism of Antarctic fish

 

作者: Annalisa Colella,   Maria Patamia,   Antonio Galtieri,   Bruno Giardina,  

 

期刊: Italian Journal of Zoology  (Taylor Available online 2000)
卷期: Volume 67, issue sup1  

页码: 33-36

 

ISSN:1125-0003

 

年代: 2000

 

DOI:10.1080/11250000009356353

 

出版商: Taylor & Francis Group

 

关键词: Cold adaptation;Oxidative metabolism;Antioxidant defenses

 

数据来源: Taylor

 

摘要:

A well known characteristic of the oxidative metabolism of Antarctic fishes is their preferential utilization of the lipid metabolic pathway. Since oxidative metabolism may lead to a significant production of oxygen‐derived free radicals, which may have several harmful effects on biological structures, it seemed worthwhile to investigate the presence, in various tissues from different Antarctic fishes, of those ions and molecules which are known to be at the basis of the antioxidant defense mechanisms. Hence, the Coenzyme Q and trace elements (selenium, copper, and zinc) content of tissues from several Antarctic fishes was determined and compared with that of non‐Antarctic species. Unlike temperate fishes, in which the Coenzyme Q is Q10, all the Antarctic species examined displayed the homolog Q9form. This particular finding was related to the difference in the crystallisation temperature existing between Coenzyme Q10and Coenzyme Q9. Taken together, the results indicate a higher level of antioxidant defenses for Antarctic species, with respect to temperate fishes. This may be considered a stimulating basis for further studies on the adaptation mechanisms centered on the oxidative metabolism of organisms living in extreme environments.

 

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