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Secretion of hatching enzyme and its proteolytic activity in coregoninae (Coregonus albula L andC. lavaretus L)
M Luczynski1, J Strzczek, P Brzuzan
1Institute of Ichthyobiology and Fisheries, Academy of Agriculture and Technology, Bl. 37, 10-957, Olsztyn-Kortowo, Poland.
Abstract:
After the electrial stimulation Coregoninae embryos secreted the hatching enzyme (chorionase) within 0.1-0.5 h, and the dissolution of their chorions lasted 1.2-2.0 h, depending on embryo's developmental stage (DS 13 or DS 14) and water temperature (5.2 or 9.6-9.8°C).Crude chorionase (hatching liquid) ofCoregonus albula andC. lavaretus was collected in large quantities by means of the electric stimulation of eggs. In both species the temperature optimum of proteolytic activity of the crude chorionasc was 30°C; the activity was lost at temperatures < 3-2°C and > 35-40°C. The maximal proteolytic activity was observed at pH 8.5; a rapid decrease in enzyme activity was evident at pH < 7.0, and the activity was zero at pH 6.The temperature-activity curve of chorionase may reflect the adaptation of Coregoninae to hatching immediately after the ice cover recedes from lakes, whereas the rapid decrease of enzyme activity at pH 7 -pH 6 can affect adversely the process of hatching in acidified lakes.
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