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Qualitative composition of carotenoids, catalase and superoxide dismutase activities in tissues of the bivalve mollusc Anadara inaequivalvis (Bruguiere, 1789)

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Using high performance liquid chromatography, UV-VIS spectra and mass-spectra (FAB MS), 7 carotenoid species were identified in tissues of the bivalve mollusc Anadara inaequivalvis (Bruguiere, 1789): trans- and cis-pectenolon, alloxanthin, pectenol A, β-carotene, zeaxanthin, and diatoxanthin. Their quantitative ratio in hepatopancreas, gills and foot of animals were determined. A negative correlation (R 2 is about 0.9) was revealed between tissues content of a series of carotenoids (trans- and cis-pectenolon, zeaxanthin, alloxanthin, and diatoxanthin) and activity of antioxidant enzymes (catalase and superoxide dismutase). The existence of competitive interrelations between these molecular systems is proposed and underlying causes are discussed.

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Original Russian Text © A.A. Soldatov, O.L. Gostyukhina, A.V. Borodina, I.V. Golovina, 2013, published in Zhurnal Evolyutsionnoi Biokhimii i Fiziologii, 2013, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 255–263.

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Soldatov, A.A., Gostyukhina, O.L., Borodina, A.V. et al. Qualitative composition of carotenoids, catalase and superoxide dismutase activities in tissues of the bivalve mollusc Anadara inaequivalvis (Bruguiere, 1789). J Evol Biochem Phys 49, 389–398 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0022093013040026

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