Pizza being the most popular food worldwide, quality and sensory appeal are important considerations during its modification effort. This study was aimed to evaluate the quality of pizza made using two different sources of proteins, chickpea (Cicer arietinum) flour and dried carp fish powder (Cyprinus carpio). Analysis indicated nutrients richness specificity of chickpea flour (higher fiber, en...

cDNA clones encoding the myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) myogenin, MyoD and myf-5 were isolated by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction from larvae and embryos of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). Myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) cDNAs were identified from a cDNA library from adult carp. Northern blot analysis showed that MyoD, myf-5 and MEF2C transcripts were present...

Fish is the most common animal protein source in Japan. The fish proteins are rich in essential amino acids and present a good amino acid profile for human requirements (1). The necessity for the transport and handling of living fish has increased, thus the development of safe techniques has been of great concern. One effective method has been the use of anesthetics to suppress swimming, which ...

Challenge models generating gill lesions typical for columnaris disease were developed for the fry of both Common Carp Cyprinus carpio and Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss by means of an immersion challenge and Flavobacterium columnare field isolates were characterized regarding virulence. Carp inoculated with highly virulent isolates revealed diffuse, whitish discoloration of the gills affect...

Rates of protein synthesis were measured in the white myotomal muscle of carp (Cyprinus carpio) and rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) at a number of environmental temperatures before and after they had spent an acclimatory period at these temperatures. For carp previously kept at a mid-range temperature of 15 °C the rates of muscle protein synthesis showed a Qio of 3-07 over the range of 10—25 °C...

L-Lactate and pyruvate permeability and utilization in carp (Cyprinus carpio) red blood cells was studied in vitro with tracer methods. Transport of lactate and pyruvate across the carp red blood cell membrane is rapid. At low plasma concentrations, lactate and pyruvate are transported into carp red blood cells mainly via a specific monocarboxylate carrier. This is shown by a study of the satur...

Microcystins appear to be considered one of the most dangerous cyanobacterial toxins in world. The accumulation and change microcystins MC-LR MC-RR “cyanobacteria–cladocera–fish” food chain were studied. Microcystis aeruginosa was fed Moina macrocopa at three densities, 5.0 × 103, 105, 106 cells/mL, then passed Cyprinus flammans. total amount MCs cyanobacteria cell extract increased with increa...

The Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi, has been considered one of the most dangerous parasites for cultured carp and a risk for native freshwater fish populations worldwide. This cestode is highly pathogenic for fishes especially fry. In this paper we record B. acheilognathi parasitizing the endangered and endemic freshwater fish Profundulus hildebrandi from the endorheic basin...

A 96-h LC(50) values of 2,4-D [(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid], a common contaminating agricultural herbicide, were determined on the adult common carp (Cyprinus carpio L., 1758; Pisces, Cyprinidae). The study was conducted in two stages using 130 carp. The data obtained were statistically evaluated by the use of the EPA computer program based on Finney's Probit Analysis Method and a 96-h LC(...

In the present work we investigated by immunohistochemistry the cellular localization of constitutive as well as inducible heat shock protein 70 in several tissues of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to transport stress.In carp, the constitutive form (HSC70) was detected only in red skeletal muscle of both control and stressed animals. In the same sp...