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Cloning and expression of thiolase enzymes in freshwater molluscs
Author(s) -
Dyer James H.,
Prezant Robert S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.522.11
Subject(s) - corbicula fluminea , freshwater bivalve , biology , thiolase , hepatopancreas , freshwater snail , mollusca , zoology , cloning (programming) , ecology , bivalvia , enzyme , gastropoda , biochemistry , computer science , programming language , dehydrogenase
Many species of freshwater molluscs exist in North America. Among these are the common gastropods Helisoma trivolvis, Physa acuta, and Goniobasis virginica. Additionally, the Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, which found its way from China to North America some 70 years ago, is a very common bivalve. A considerable gap remains in the knowledge of lipid metabolism and lipid biochemistry in molluscs. The purpose of this research is to clone and express thiolase enzymes in various freshwater molluscs.