title: Influence of pH upon the activity of glycosidases and proteinases of intestinal mucosa, chyme and microbiota in fish.
abstract: It is shown that amylolytic and proteolytic activity of the intestinal mucosa, the chyme and the intestinal flora in the fishes, zander Zander lucioperca (L.), perch Perca fluviatilis L., bream Abramis brama (L.) and roach Rutilus rutilus (L.), belonging according to their feeding habits to different ecological groups at the same pH values as well as in the pH range from 5.0 to 10.0 considerably varies. The glycosidase pH optimum of the mucosa and intestinal microbiota is 7.0, whereas that of the chyme varies from 6.0 (in roach) to 8.0 (in bream). pH optimum of the mucosa proteinases in all fish species is 10.0, whereas that of the chyme and the bacterial flora can be observed in all the range of pH values.
authors.affiliation: I.D. Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters RAS, PO Box 152742, Borok, Yaroslavl, Russia. vkusmina@ibiw.yaroslavl.ru
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Kuz'mina
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Skvortsova
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Zolotareva
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Sheptitskiy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004063:Digestion / Q000502:physiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000201:enzymology*; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000201:enzymology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases