Tissue-Specific Isoenzyme Variations in Tilapia Fish, Oreochromis niloticus

Mohammed Salem AL-Harbi, Sayed Amin Mohamed Amer

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

DOI: 10.4236/nr.2012.34027                

Abstract

Native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis have been used to analyze malate dehydrogenase (MDH), acid phosphatase (Acph) and peroxidase (Px) isoenzymes in different tissues (liver, kidney, muscle and heart) of the tilapia fish, Oreo- chromis niloticus in order to study the tissue specificity of these isoenzymes. Three, two and one fractions have been recorded respectively for the three isoenzymes in different studied tissues. The MDH-1 and MDH-2 have been ex- pressed only in muscle and heart while MDH-3 has been expressed in all studied tissues. The percentage amount of MDH in general varied significantly between muscle and different studied tissues. With respect to acid phosphatase, the percentage amount of the total enzyme showed significant difference between liver and muscle and that this variation may be due to higher gene activity in liver. Peroxidase isoenzyme was recorded in liver and heart only with significant increase in liver. The kidney was the least among the studied tissues in showing gene expression for the studied isoenzymes and therefore, liver, heart and muscle tissues are better applicable in studying the isoenzymatic profiles for fish physiology and systematics.

Keywords

Oreochromis niloticus; Malate Dehydrogenase; Acid Phosphatase; Peroxidase; Isoenzymes

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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