International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences |
ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 2 Number 10 (2013) pp. 207-214 |
Total Lipids and Total Protein in two Mollusca Species as Environmental Biomarker of Pollution in Euphrates River, Iraq |
Jasim Mohammed Salman* and Ahmed Jouda Nasar |
Environmental Research Center, University of Babylon, Babil, Iraq |
ABSTRACT |
The current study was achieved by measure the total lipids and total protein concentrations in two species of Mollusca (Unio tigridis and Viviparus
bengalensis), and determine the relation between the water temperature, air temperature and total concentrations of lipids and protein.The total lipid concentration in (Unio tigridis and Viviparus bengalensis) were ranged between (39.23 - 25.83%),(22.66 - 16.89 %)respectively. While the concentration of total protein were ranged between(6.59-3.89 Mg/g), (9.74-4.95 Mg/g) respectively. The results were showed a positive correlation between air temperature , water
temperature and the concentration of total lipids and total protein. |
Keywords |
Mollusca; Total lipids; Total Proteins;
Environmetal
biomarker;
Euphrates river. |