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Effect of Heavy Metals on Antioxidant Biomarker Enzymes and Biochemical Constituents in Different Tissues of Lamelleidens marginallis in Different Reservoirs of Nasik District


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1 Department of Zoology, Swami Muktanand College of Science, Yeola, District Nasik, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Zoology, LVH Arts, Science & Commerce College, Panchavati, Nasik-422003, Maharashtra, India
 

Heavy metals are known inducers of oxidative stress by directly producing reactive oxygen species (ROS), which leads to formation of LPO and modulate the activities of antioxidant enzymes and causes disturbances in metabolic functions. The modulation of antioxidant enzyme system like superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and concentration of reduced glutathione (GSH) are reported. Accumulated heavy metals also cause conflict in metabolic functions, trigger detoxifying enzymes, and antioxidant system damage leads to oxidative stress and causes damage to protein and other biochemical constituents. In the present investigation, the heavy metals Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd were determined in surface water and the freshwater bivalve Lamellidens marginalis collected from Girna, Ozarkhed, Chankapur and Gangapur reservoirs of Nasik district during summer, monsoon and winter seasons to study their effect on the activity of antioxidant enzymes and biochemical constituents like protein and ascorbic acid in soft body tissues of the bivalve.

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Heavy Metals, Antioxidant Biormarkers, Biochemical Constituents, Lamellidens marginallis, Reservoirs.
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Rahane Balasaheb
Department of Zoology, Swami Muktanand College of Science, Yeola, District Nasik, Maharashtra, India
Resham Bhalla
Department of Zoology, LVH Arts, Science & Commerce College, Panchavati, Nasik-422003, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


Heavy metals are known inducers of oxidative stress by directly producing reactive oxygen species (ROS), which leads to formation of LPO and modulate the activities of antioxidant enzymes and causes disturbances in metabolic functions. The modulation of antioxidant enzyme system like superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and concentration of reduced glutathione (GSH) are reported. Accumulated heavy metals also cause conflict in metabolic functions, trigger detoxifying enzymes, and antioxidant system damage leads to oxidative stress and causes damage to protein and other biochemical constituents. In the present investigation, the heavy metals Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd were determined in surface water and the freshwater bivalve Lamellidens marginalis collected from Girna, Ozarkhed, Chankapur and Gangapur reservoirs of Nasik district during summer, monsoon and winter seasons to study their effect on the activity of antioxidant enzymes and biochemical constituents like protein and ascorbic acid in soft body tissues of the bivalve.

Keywords


Heavy Metals, Antioxidant Biormarkers, Biochemical Constituents, Lamellidens marginallis, Reservoirs.

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