Open AccessEffect of ethanol on branchial adenosine triphosphatases in Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters)
Author(s) -
Smitha V. Bhanu,
Babu Philip
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
toxicology international/indian journal of toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5131
pISSN - 0971-6580
DOI - 10.4103/0971-6580.75849
Subject(s) - oreochromis mossambicus , ethanol , atpase , toxicity , adenosine , chemistry , bioassay , biochemistry , tilapia , toxicology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , enzyme , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , fishery , organic chemistry
The aim of this work was to determine the toxicity of ethanol in an aquatic system by means of bioassays with Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters) as a test organism. The study revealed changes in the gill ATPase activities. The results obtained indicated that ethanol brought about a decrease in the body weight, followed by significant inhibition on total ATPase, Na(+)/K(+) ATPase, Ca(2+) ATPase and Mg(2+) ATPase activities. The studies also indicated that these can be employed as suitable biomarkers in ethanol related toxicity studies.