Digestive enzymes in the ontogenetic stages of the southern king crab, Lithodes santolla

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Saborowski, R., Thatje, S., Calcagno, Javier Ángel, Lovrich, Gustavo Alejandro, Anger, K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Enzymes; Lithodes Santolla; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Austral; Gustavo; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/150639

The early ontogenetic stages of the sub-Antarctic king crab Lithodes santolla were analyzed for the presence and activities of a set of important digestive enzymes. The eggs and non-feeding larvae (zoea I-III, megalopa) showed high activities of esterases, phosphatases, and exopeptidases indicating...