title: Functional characterization of the oxidative capacity of mitochondria and glycolytic assessment in benthic aquatic organisms.
abstract: The metabolism of benthic aquatic invertebrates, populating transitional water ecosystems, is influenced by both physiological and environmental factors, thus involving an adjustment of physiological processes which has a metabolic cost. In order to discover changes in metabolic pathways in response to specific factors, it's firstly necessary characterizing the principal cellular metabolic activities of the small benthic aquatic organisms. We approach here the bioenergetic state issue of two benthic organisms, i.e. Lekanesphaera monodi and Gammarus insensibilis, evidencing that no apparent and statistically significative differences between them in aerobic as well in glycolytic capacities are detected, except for COX activity.
authors: Institute of Biomembrane and Bioenergetics, CNR, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy. a.atlante@ibbe.cnr.it.
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authors: Atlante
authors: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences & Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
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authors: Basset
authors: Institute of Biomembrane and Bioenergetics, CNR, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
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authors: Bobba
authors: Institute of Cristallography, CNR, Bari, Italy.
authors: R
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authors: Lassandro
authors: Department of Biology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
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authors: Mastrototaro
authors: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences & Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
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authors: Vignes
mesh_terms: D033304:Amphipoda / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D059001:Aquatic Organisms; D017753:Ecosystem; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006019:Glycolysis / Q000502:physiology; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases
keywords: Benthic organism; Biodiversity; Cytochrome oxidase; Environmental adaptation; Glycolysis; Mitochondria