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Glycogen degradation and end products of anaerobic metabolism in the fresh water bivalveAnodonta cygnea

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    Glycogen levels and the production of metabolic end products by the fresh water bivalveAnodonta cygena were determined under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

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    The glycogen content accounts for 5–14% of the dry weight. After 30 hours of aerobic or anaerobic incubation no significant glycogen breakdown could be observed.

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    L-lactate and alanine seem to be only initial end products, whereas succinate increases continuously during the first 15 hours.

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    Anodonta cygnea also accumulates volatile fatty acids during anaerobiosis. After 30 hours of anoxia 30.1 and 46.0 μmol g−1 dry weight of acetate and propionate respectively are formed. In fact the volatile fatty acids account together for about 75% of the total accumulated end products.

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  1. Gerd Gäde (Research fellow of “Heinrich-Hertz-Stiftung”)

    Present address: Laboratory of Chemical Animal Physiology, State University of Utrecht, 8, Padualaan, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Tierphysiologie, Zoologisches Institut der Westälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 8, Padualaan, Münster, Federal Republic of Germany

    Gerd Gäde (Research fellow of “Heinrich-Hertz-Stiftung”) & Hans Wilps

  2. Laboratory of Chemical Animal Physiology, State University of Utrecht, Hindenburgplatz 55, D-4400, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Jacques H. F. M. Kluytmans &  Albertus de Zwaan

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This work was supported by “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft” (Ze 40/13).

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Gäde, G., Wilps, H., Kluytmans, J.H.F.M. et al. Glycogen degradation and end products of anaerobic metabolism in the fresh water bivalveAnodonta cygnea . J Comp Physiol B 104, 79–85 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482839

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