Formation of phenol-protein complexes and their use by two stream invertebrates |
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Authors: | Felix Bärlocher Philip G Tibbo Stephen H Christie |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, Mount Allison University, EOA 3CO Sackville, N.B., Canada |
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Abstract: | Ethanol and water extracts of maple leaves and pine needles were analyzed for proteins, amino acids, sugars and phenolics. Leachates were mixed with a dissolved fungal cellulase. Within 24 h, insoluble particles formed, consisting of phenolics, proteins and amino acids. When exposed to an alkaline pH, or to a 0.04% solution of the surfactant lysolecithin, these particles released amino acids and proteins. Surface tensions of the gut fluids of Gammarus tigrinus and Tipula caloptera were considerably lower than that of distilled water, suggesting the presence of surfactants. Gut fluid of T. caloptera contained enzymes capable of digesting the proteins of particles formed with maple water extracts. The other particles did not appear susceptible to these enzymes. There was no evidence that G. tigrinus was able to digest the proteins of any of the particles examined. |
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Keywords: | Gammarus tigrinus Tipula caloptera leaf leachate phenol-protein complex exoenzymes surfactants |
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