title: Vitamin B12-induced alterations in activities of alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase and malic enzyme in brain of singi fish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch).
abstract: Different doses of vitamin B12 (0.25, 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 micrograms/g, injected intraperitoneally for three consecutive days) altered the activities of mitochondrial-alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (alpha-GPD) and NADP-dependent cytosolic malic enzyme (ME) in the brain of singi fish. The alpha-GPD activity increased at doses of 0.5, 1, 2 and 4 micrograms/g vitamin B12. A dose of 0.5 microgram/g vitamin B12 induced less activity than higher doses. ME activity increased with 1, 2 and 4 micrograms/g of vitamin B12/g. The mitochondrial and cytosolic protein content remained unchanged after vitamin B12 administration. Cycloheximide treatment inhibited the vitamin B12-induced increase in alpha-GPD and ME activity. Thus, vitamin B12 is involved in the induction of some enzymes in fish brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Physiology, Bose Institute, Calcutta, India.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dasmahapatra
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Medda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D002397:Catfishes; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D003600:Cytosol / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D003513:Cycloheximide; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase; D008291:Malate Dehydrogenase; D014805:Vitamin B 12