Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase Activities in Tissues of the Black Sea Bivalve Mollusks Cerastoderma glaucum (Bruguière, 1789), Anadara kagoshimensis (Tokunaga, 1906) and Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam. as Related to Adaptation to Their Habitats

Distribution and polymorphism of enzymes involved in antioxidant protection and xenobiotics biotransformation in the mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

“…Based on the obtained data, it can be assumed that hepatopancreas and leg tissues experience the greatest superoxide radical load, and ctenidia experience the lowest load. The obtained results agree with the data of the literature [37]. Also, among the hydrobionts of the Black Sea, superoxide dismutase activity was investigated in the Black Sea shrimp palaemon elegans.…”

“…In muscle, catalase and glutathione peroxidase (leg) and peroxidase (adductor) play a leading role in protecting against excess peroxides. These assumptions about the functioning of antioxidant enzymes in various organs of mussels are consistent with the data of other authors [37,51].…”

“…Coordination of antioxidant systems of individual organs allows you to successfully resist the effects of the environment on the whole organism. A number of studies also demonstrate the specificity of the location of various antioxidant enzymes in the organs of mollusks and the significant effectiveness of the protective systems of bivalve mollusks-biofilters [37,51,53,54].…”