Occurrence of Cellulose Activities in Planktonic Crustaceans Inhabiting Mangrove Areas in Malaysia

JARQ : Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
ISSN 00213551
書誌レコードID(総合目録DB) AA0068709X
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We assessed cellulase activity in several crustaceans of different taxonomic groups inhabiting the mangrove areas of Malaysia to clarify whether these animals could digest cellulose derived from mangrove trees. We investigated four Copepod species, two Mysida species, and ten Decapoda species. Three copepod species demonstrated multiple cellulase active bands that differed among species in a zymographic assay, suggesting that these animals were equipped with distinct cellulases. Interestingly, the way the cellulase were expressed in the zymographic assay differed, even among members of the same species collected at different locations, suggesting that cellulase expression patterns of copepod species are regulated by environmental factors. Although no significant cellulase activity was detected in two of the Mysida species, widespread distribution of cellulases was also detected in decapod species. Multiple common active bands in the various organs of decapod species were detected by the zymographic assay, while remarkable activity was detected in the hepatopancreas in the reducing sugar assay. The above findings suggested that cellulases are synthesized in the hepatopancreas and then secreted into digestive tracts such as the stomach and intestine. The present study shows that various crustaceans comprising most of the biotic resources in mangrove areas may be there because of their ability to digest cellulose.

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作成者 LIU Wen TANIMURA Aya YAMADA Kyohei TOYOHARA Haruhiko CHEW Lilee HANAMURA Yukio OKUTSU Tomoyuki TANAKA Katsuhisa
著者キーワード

Cellulase

Copepod

Decapoda

Digestion

Mysida

公開者 Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
オンライン掲載日
国立情報学研究所メタデータ主題語彙集(資源タイプ) Journal Article
49
3
開始ページ 293
終了ページ 299
DOI 10.6090/jarq.49.293
権利 Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
言語 eng

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