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Osmoregulation of the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio Exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Authors:G. Roesijadi  J. W. Anderson  C. S. Giam
Affiliation:(1) Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA;(2) Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA;(3) Marine Research Laboratory, Battelle Pacific Northwest Division, Route 5, Box 1000, 98382 Seguim, Washington, USA
Abstract:Glycine was the most abundant free amino acid (FAA) in abdominal muscle of grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio, accounting for over 50% of the total pool. Arginine, alanine, proline, taurine and serine were also present at relatively high concentrations. Following transfer from 17%. to 2 and 32%. S, new steady-state levels of total FAA were observed at 72 h. Total FAA and the sum of glycine, alanine and proline exhibited a positive correlation with salinity. Exposure to Aroclor 1254 did not have appreciable effects on total FAA levels, indicating that disruption of intracellular osmoregulation was not a major consequence of PCB toxicity. However, changes in individual amino acid concentrations in exposed shrimp were reflective of an altered metabolic state. Glycine, which did not show changes immediately following exposure, underwent large decreases after transfer to PCB-free water and indicated a delayed effect of PCB exposure. A correlation between salinity and the sum of glycine, alanine and proline did not exist in exposed shrimp.
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