Induction of mixed function oxidase (MFO) system in two species of antarctic fish from Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea)

The aim of this study was to investigate the detoxicant Mixed Function Oxidase system in two species of Antarctic fish, C. hamatus and P. bernacchii, collected during the Antarctic summer of 1989-1990 at the Italian Scientific Station at Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea). Several specimens were induced by i...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Focardi, S., Fossi, M. C., Lari, L., Marsili, L., Leonzio, C., Casini, S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1992
Subjects:
MFO system
antarctic fish
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Ross Sea
Terra Nova Bay
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11365/41468
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00238873
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Summary:The aim of this study was to investigate the detoxicant Mixed Function Oxidase system in two species of Antarctic fish, C. hamatus and P. bernacchii, collected during the Antarctic summer of 1989-1990 at the Italian Scientific Station at Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea). Several specimens were induced by injection of phenobarbital (PB), 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC) and PCBs in the caudal vein. The results show significant differences between the two species. In C. hamatus, basal activity of benzo(a)pyrene monooxygenase (BPMO) was among the lowest measured even in fish of temperate seas, and in P. bernacchii it was 20 times lower. The values of regenerating activities (NADPH-cytochrome c reductase (NADPH-CYTCRED), NADH-cytochrome c reductase (NADH-CYTCRED) and NADH-ferricyanide reductase (NADH-FERRIRED) suggest that the two species use different electron donor molecules. Injection of chemicals in the caudal vein did not provoke induction of MFO activity in P. bernacchii. In C. hamatus, phenobarbital and PB-type inducers did not cause induction but there was a statistically significant response to 3-MC.

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