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The effects of carnitine on the growth of sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax L., fry
Author(s) -
Santulli A.,
D'Amello V.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1986.tb05144.x
Subject(s) - dicentrarchus , sea bass , biology , carnitine , hatchery , fishery , metabolism , bass (fish) , fish <actinopterygii> , biochemistry
Carnitine treatment has an appreciable effect on the hatchery‐reared sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax , fry. The administration of the laevorotatory isomer (1‐carnitine) which is engaged in the transport of the acyl and acetyl groups through the mitochondrial membrane, stimulating lipid metabolism, increases the growth rate and the protein content of the treated fry. The dextrorotatory isomer (d‐carnitine), which is an antagonist of the 1‐carnitine, has an opposite effect on the growth and metabolism of the treated fry.