Effects of hypoxic and osmotic stress on the free D-aspartate level in the muscle of blood shell Scapharca broughtonii

Amino Acids

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-296

  Watanabe, T ^a   Shibata, K ^b   Kera, Y ^c   Takahashi, S ^c   Yamada, R ^c  

^a ICHINOSEKI NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic metabolism; Aspartate racemase; D Aspartate; Hypoxic stress; Osmotic stress; Scapharca broughtonii

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; ENANTIOMER; ENERGY METABOLISM; HYPOXIA; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHELLFISH;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BIVALVIA; D-ASPARTIC ACID; ENERGY METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; SCAPHARCA BROUGHTONII;

EID: 20044375948     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-005-0188-7     Document Type: Article

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