Abstract:The turbidimetric assay of lysozyme activity in serum revealed ranges of 0.0-27.8 units/mL in walleyes Stizostedion vitrewn (spawners and nonspawners) and 11.1-238.9 units/mL in paddlefish Polyodon spathula (spawners and juveniles). A unit of lysozyme activity was denned as the amount of the sample causing a decrease in absorbance of 0.001/min. Lysozyme activity was significantly different (P < 0.05) in the two species. This first demonstration of lysozyme in the sera of paddlefish and walleye is further evide… Show more
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