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- Title
Uptake of dissolved free amino acids by spiny lobster Panulirus japonicus phyllosoma larvae.
- Authors
Söylemez, Samet Can; Murakami, Keisuke; Strüssmann, Carlos; Yokota, Masashi; Watanabe, Seiichi
- Abstract
This study examined the ability of late stage (instar XXVI) Japanese spiny lobster Panulirus japonicus phyllosoma larvae to uptake seven l-type amino acids (AAs; aspartic acid, Asp; threonine, Thr; glutamic acid, Glu; glycine, Gly; alanine, Ala; valine, Val; and methionine, Met) from the rearing medium. The time course uptake during incubation for 5 h in solutions containing 1, 2, 5, 10, or 20 μM of each AA was determined using high performance liquid chromatography. There was considerable individual variation in uptake rates and even occasional release of AAs, but larvae showed net uptakes of all seven AAs. Two polar acidic AAs (Glu and Asp) were readily taken up whereas neutral AAs, including three considered as essential for crustaceans (Val, Met, and Thr), had lower uptake rates. Transient releases of AAs by the larvae were common for the AAs with the lowest uptake rates at 1–2 h of incubation. Uptake rates increased with increasing AA concentration but less so for those taken up in larger amounts. Larvae took up AAs to a total of 16.4 μmol/g/h for incubation in the 20 μM solution. The ability to uptake nutrients directly from the medium may be important for the well-being of the larvae.
- Subjects
PANULIRUS; SPINY lobsters; AMINO acids; GLUTAMIC acid; LARVAE
- Publication
Fisheries Science, 2010, Vol 76, Issue 3, p437
- ISSN
0919-9268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12562-010-0234-6