Detergent-induced changes in the mapping of certain enzymes in various cell types of Rita rita. I. Opercular epidermis.
The different cell types in the opercular epidermis of Rita rita when exposed to a synthetic detergent, dodecylbenzene sodium sulfonate in the concentration of 6.9 mg liter-1 (96-hr LC50 of the detergent), had a gradual decrease in the activity of various enzymes responsible for different metabolic processes occurring inside the cell. After a certain period of detergent exposure, the activities of all the enzymes in these cells are completely inhibited.
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Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
D000818:Animals; D002397:Catfishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D003902:Detergents / Q000633:toxicity*; D004798:Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D004817:Epidermis / Q000201:enzymology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000633:toxicity*
D003902:Detergents; D004798:Enzymes; D013501:Surface-Active Agents