Advances in Zoology and Botany Vol. 10(3), pp. 48 - 56
DOI: 10.13189/azb.2022.100302
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The Meta-Analysis of Aminoacids and Minerals in the Fish Liza parsia (Hamilton 1822) Parasitized with the Isopod, Norileca indica

Babu. K ¹, S. Ravichandran ^2,3,*
1 PG and Research Department of Zoology, Government Arts College, Autonomous, Karur 693 005, Tamil Nadu, India
² Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai 608 502, Tamil Nadu, India
³ Government Thirumagal Mills College, Gudiyattam, India

ABSTRACT

The aim of the present investigation was to study the effect of parasite infestation of the crustacean isopod, Norileca indica in the fish, Liza parsia (Goldspot Mullet). The crustacean parasitic isopods affect the economically important fishes. Due to the infection, the host loses its weight, growth, and physiological inactivity, which eventually leads to death. Important biochemical parameters such as aminoacid profile, elements, and minerals were estimated. Arginine, isoleucine, methionine, leucine, and valine were found to be reduced by 0.5, 0.8, 0.6, and 0.7% in the parasitized fish. Significant reductions in lysine and phenylalanine by 1.2 and 1.6% respectively were noticed in the parasitized fish. No change in the tryptophan level was noticed. The aspartic acid and glutamine were also significantly reduced by 1.4 and 2.3 Wt/% respectively. The minerals like phosphorous and iron have increased significantly by 7.27 and 0.03 mg/100 gm respectively in parasitized fishes, whereas the minerals such as calcium, potassium, sodium and magnesium levels were found to be reduced in the parasitized fishes. No significant difference in manganese was observed. The amino acid and mineral content alterations observed in the infested fishes are reflecting, anaemia, tissue damage and disturbances in physiological homeostasis of fish physiology and biochemistry. Parasite infestation leads to the poor quality and flavour of the fish.

KEYWORDS
Liza parsia, Crustacean Isopod, Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Tryptophan, Aspartic Acid, Glutamine Phosphorous, Magnesium, Anaemia

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[1] Babu. K , S. Ravichandran , "The Meta-Analysis of Aminoacids and Minerals in the Fish Liza parsia (Hamilton 1822) Parasitized with the Isopod, Norileca indica," Advances in Zoology and Botany, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 48 - 56, 2022. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2022.100302.

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Babu. K , S. Ravichandran (2022). The Meta-Analysis of Aminoacids and Minerals in the Fish Liza parsia (Hamilton 1822) Parasitized with the Isopod, Norileca indica. Advances in Zoology and Botany, 10(3), 48 - 56. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2022.100302.