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Table 7 Metabolic enzyme activity of Etroplus suratensis fed different classes of carbohydrates over a period of 60 days

From: Growth performance, nutrient digestibility, antioxidant status and metabolic enzyme activity in pearlspot (Etroplus suratensis), fed carbohydrates of different complexities

Attributes

GLU-feed

SUC-feed

DEX-feed

STA-feed

CEL-feed

P value

F value

MDH (U/mg protein)

0.89±0.14a

0.58±0.16a

1.43 ± 0.23b

2.33 ± 0.12c

1.44 ± 0.62b

0.000

3.48

G-6-PDH (U/mg protein)

0.16±0.01cd

0.16±0.02cd

0.11±0.01ab

0.13±0.02bc

0.092±0.00a

0.000

4.12

HK (U/mg protein)

0.09±0.00ab

0.07±0.00a

0.12±0.00b

0.24±0.04c

0.26±0.02c

0.000

2.96

G-6 Pase (U/mg S)

0.79±0.04bc

0.30±0.04a

0.92±0.02c

0.72±0.08b

0.32±0.02a

0.000

43.52

  1. Results are shown as mean ± SEM
  2. Abbreviations: MDH Malate dehydrogenase, G-6-PDH Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase, HK Hexokinase, G6Pase Glucose 6 phosphatase. In the rows, different letters indicate statistical difference at p<0.05