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The effect of hexavalent chromium at different pH values on the carbohydrate metabolism of Tilapia sparrmanii (Cichlidae)
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie | Vol 11, No 3 | a539 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/satnt.v11i3.539
| © 1992 V. Wepener, J. H. J. van Vuuren, H. H. du Preez
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 09 July 1992 | Published: 09 July 1992
Submitted: 09 July 1992 | Published: 09 July 1992
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V. Wepener,, South AfricaJ. H. J. van Vuuren,, South Africa
H. H. du Preez,, South Africa
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The effect of hexavalent chromium at different pH values on the carbohydrate metabolism of Tilapia sparrmanii was investigated. The indicator organisms were exposed to Cr(V1) for short and long-term exposures, after which the blood glucose levels and activities of pyruvate kinase, isocitrate dehydrogenase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase were determined. It was found that short-term exposures of Cr(V1) at an acidic medium caused an increase in energy production and glucose concentrations. Long term exposures led to exhaustion of carbohydrate reserves, which necessitated the formation of additional energy compounds.
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