Table 2

Percentage distribution of the marker enzymes

Enzymes
Percentage Distribution (%)


B
D
E
F

Peroxisomal markers




Catalase
23.0 (0.3)
34.2 (0.2)
4.6 (0.8)
38.2 (0.2)
Urate oxidase
14.2 (1.0)
28.7 (0.4)
6.0 (0.7)
51.1 (0.2)
D-aminoacid oxidase
21.2 (0.5)
30.5 (0.2)
4.2 (1.0)
44.1 (0.3)
Fatty acyl-CoA oxidase
7.1 (0.7)
22.7 (0.3)
3.7 (0.6)
66.5 (0.2)
Glycolate oxidase
11.6 (0.7)
27.3 (0.2)
7.7 (0.6)
53.5 (0.2)
Mitochondrial marker




Succinate dehydrogenase
56.0 (0.1)
40.4 (0.2)
1.9 (0.5)
2.2 (0.8)
Lysosomal marker




Aryl sulphatase
37.4 (0.4)
30.5 (0.3)
7.9 (0.7)
24.4 (0.2)
Microsomal marker




NADPH cytochrome c reductase
15.5 (0.6)
18.2 (0.5)
38.5 (0.4)
27.9 (0.5)
Protein
12.9 (0.4)
11.1 (0.2)
12.0 (0.4)
64.0 (0.1)

Percentage distribution of enzymes and protein in brown trout liver fractions. B – crude mitochondrial / lysosomal fraction; D – crude peroxisomal fraction; E – crude microsomal fraction; F – cytosolic fraction. Data are a mean from 6 fishes and the coefficients of variation are given in brackets.

Rocha et al. BMC Biochemistry 2003 4:2   doi:10.1186/1471-2091-4-2