Evaluation of glutathione S-transferase activity as a biomarker of PAH pollution in mudskipper, Boleophthalmus dussumieri, Persian Gulf
| Autor: | Mahmood Sinaei, Shirin Rahmanpour |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Pollution
Geologic Sediments Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Iran Toxicology Mudskipper Detoxification Ecotoxicology Animals Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Indian Ocean media_common Glutathione Transferase Pollutant Analysis of Variance biology Fishes Biota General Medicine biology.organism_classification Boleophthalmus dussumieri Liver Environmental chemistry Biomarker (medicine) Biomarkers Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology. 90(3) |
| ISSN: | 1432-0800 |
| Popis: | As an attempt to study on the biomarkers types to assess the specification of the pollutants and health status of marine ecosystems, sediments and biota (i.e., Boleophthalmus dussumieri) were collected from the Persian Gulf. The liver glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity in mudskipper was higher as compared with that in blood which could be illustrated by high metabolic rate in this organ, its key role in the metabolism of PAHs detoxification and specificity of enzymes composition. The results suggest that the liver GST activity in B. dussumieri was PAH inducible and could be extended as a biomarker of PAH pollution. |
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