Biochemical composition of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the southern Caspian Sea

Yousefian M., Kideys A.

FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, cilt.29, sa.2, ss.127-131, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1023/b:fish.0000035921.70639.fb
  • Dergi Adı: FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.127-131
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The biochemical composition of the invasive ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi from the southern Caspian Sea was analysed in terms of total fractions of protein, lipid, ninhydrin-positive substances (NPS), polysaccharides ( PS) and low molecular-weight carbohydrates (LMC). The sum of organic substances per gram dry weight was 84.2 mg g(-1). Protein was the major organic fraction followed by lipid and NPS. The NPS/protein and LNC/PS ratio were 0.45 and 0.50 respectively. Starvation of M. leidyi for a 5-day period resulted in a 32.7% reduction of total organic content. These data will be important in evaluating the feeding condition of M. leidyi specimens from the field.