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Urea tolerance of myofibrillar proteins of two elasmobranchs: Squalus acanthias and Raja tengu

1986; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 94; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/13813458609071423

0003-9799

A. HASNAIN, Takeshi Yasui,

Hemoglobin structure and function

Some biochemical properties of actomyosin and myosin from elasmobranchs, Squalus acanthias and Raja tengu are compared with those of a freshwater (Cyprinus carpio) and a marine teleost (Seriola quinquiradiata). Whereas Ca2+-ATPase of teleost actomyosins are more stable in the absence of urea, the reverse is true for elasmobranchs up to 1.0 M urea. In contrast to that of teleosts, the Mg2+-ATPase of S. acanthias actomyosin shows an activation in the presence of urea, where as that of R. tengu persists. Below 1.0 M urea, there is low incorporation of DTNB into thiols of elasmobranch myosins, and losses in α-helicity are reversible up to 5.0 M urea. The results, thus, demonstrate that for a certain concentration of urea, elasmobranch myofibrillar proteins may exhibit a group specific tolerance to urea.