Stress response of biomolecules (carbohydrate, protein and lipid profiles) in fish Channa punctatus inhabiting river polluted by thermal power plant effluent
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Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 22, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2015), pp.237-242, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2015-06-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
6
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Abstract EN
Qualitative and quantitative assessment of heavy metals in the Thermal Power Plant effluent was performed to study the impact of their toxic effects on various biomarkers (carbohydrate, protein and lipid profiles).
Heavy metals present in the water were in the order Fe > Cu > Zn > Mn > Ni > Co > Cr.
Fe and Ni exceeded and Cr was equal to the USA standards set by UNEPGEMS.
Glycogen in liver (p < 0.001) and muscle (p < 0.01) depleted significantly.
Insignificant (p < 0.05) decline in blood glucose (-21.0 %) and significant (p < 0.05) elevation in both total protein and globulin in serum, liver and muscle was noted.
Albumin decreased significantly (p < 0.01) in serum but showed significant (p < 0.05) increase in liver and muscle.
Thus A : G ratio fell in serum and rose in liver and muscle.
Similarly lipid profile also gets altered where significant elevation in serum total lipid (p < 0.01), total cholesterol (p < 0.01), phospholipid (p < 0.05), triglycerides (p < 0.001), LDL (p < 0.01) was observed but significant (p < 0.05) decline in VLDL was recorded.
These biomarkers suggested that fish become hypoglycemic, hyperlipidemic and hypercholesterolemic.
Heavy metals also provoked immune response as evident from the rise in globulin.
In conclusion the Thermal Power Plant wastewater containing heavy metals induced stress, making fish weak and vulnerable to diseases.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Javed, Mehjbeen& Usmani, Nazura. 2015. Stress response of biomolecules (carbohydrate, protein and lipid profiles) in fish Channa punctatus inhabiting river polluted by thermal power plant effluent. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 22, no. 2, pp.237-242.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-527485
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Javed, Mehjbeen& Usmani, Nazura. Stress response of biomolecules (carbohydrate, protein and lipid profiles) in fish Channa punctatus inhabiting river polluted by thermal power plant effluent. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 22, no. 2 (2015), pp.237-242.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-527485
American Medical Association (AMA)
Javed, Mehjbeen& Usmani, Nazura. Stress response of biomolecules (carbohydrate, protein and lipid profiles) in fish Channa punctatus inhabiting river polluted by thermal power plant effluent. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2015. Vol. 22, no. 2, pp.237-242.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-527485
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 241-242
Record ID
BIM-527485