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Objective To evaluate the mutagenicity of hydrolysate of Meretrix meretrix Linnaeus soft tissue, so as to provide experimental basis for its exploitation.Methods Three mutagenicity tests were used to evaluate the mutagenic effects, including Ames test, CHL chromosome aberration assay and bone marrow micronucleus assay in mice.Results In Ames test, the revertant colonies numbers in each group were twice less than the numbers of spontaneous revertant colo-nies, five bacterial strains showed negative results with or without S9 activation, and the result of Ames test was negative. The CHL chromosome aberration assay and bone marrow micronucleus assay showed that the chromosome aberration rate and micronucleus rate of each dose group showed no significant difference compared with the negative control group, respec-tively ( P>0.05) .Conclusions Under this condition, the results show that all of the Ames test, chromosome aberration assay and bone marrow micronucleus assay are negative, and no mutagenicity is observed in the hydrolysate of Meretrix mer-etrix Linnaeus soft tissue.
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Objective To investigate the antioxidation of bioactive proteins from the meat of Meretrix meretrix.Methods Three protein peaks(P1,P2 and P3) were isolated from the meat of Meretrix meretrix by homogenating,step precipitating with ammonium sulfate,chromatography with Sephadex G-150.CAT activity and SOD activity of these proteins were determined.Inhibition of the proteins to lipid peroxidation was determined.Results CAT activity of P2 was the highest,its specific activity was 77.0 U?mg-1.SOD activity of P3 was the highest,its specific activity was 68.8 U?mg-1.Inhibition of P3to lipid peroxidation was the most obvious,its inhibitive rate was 50% when the protein content was 20 ?g.SDS-PAGE results showed that the main composition of P1 was the protein,the Mr of which was 18.0 kD.The protein band of P2 corresponded with the protein band of contrast CAT,its Mr was 28.0 kD.The protein band of P3 corresponded with the protein band of contrast SOD,its relative Mr was 16.0 kD.Conclusion The bioactive proteins were isolated from the meat of Meretrix meretrix,and the bioactive proteins had antioxidation.
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Hydrolysate of Meretrix meretrix soft tissue (HMST ) (20, 10g/kg ,po.for 14d ) could markedly inhibit the increase of serum total cholesterol(TC)and triglyceride(TG),enhance the content of high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HLD-C) ;reduced cholesterol(Ch)of the liver(for 28d)in hyperlipimic quail ;and it could also reduce whole blood viscosity in normal and hyperlipemic quail (for 21d).In addition.it could suppress the platelet aggregation induced by ADP in rabbits in vitro. The results show that HMST obviously decreased blood lipid and whole blood viscosity .inhibited platelet aggregation.
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The anti-mutation effect of flesh of clam Merectix meretrix Linnaeus was studied . The increase in the rate of micronuclei of mice bone -marrow polychromatic erythrocytes induced by Cy (25 mg/kg X 2d, ip) or Ur (0. 5 g/kg X 4d , ip) was inhibited by decoctio of flesh of Meretrix merelrix Linnaeus (20g/kgX7d, ig).
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Objective To study the optimum extration process of polysaccharides from Meretrix meretrix Linnaeus.A spectrophotometry method for content determination of polysaccharides from Meretrix meretrix Linnaeus was established with Phenol-sulfuric acid coloration.Methods The samples were extracted by ultrasonic wave,dissolved in 50mL,4mol?L~(-1) HCl and heated to hydrolyze by acid.The contents of polysaccharides from Meretrix meretrix Linnaeus were determined by spectrophotometry at 490nm.Results Extracted for thirty minutes by ultrasonic wave,two times,and acidic hydrolysis were the optimum technology.The calibration curve was linear over the range of 4.848～24.242mg?L~(-1).The regression equation was C=28.69A+0.229(r=0.9992).The average recovery rate was 100.67% and RSD was 2.83%(n=6).Conclusion The method was proved to be simple,accurate and reliable,and could be used to extract and determine the polysaccharides from Meretrix meretrix Linnaeus.
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The proliferation of splenic lymphocytes, the humoral immune response to sheep red blood cells and the phagocytotic function of intraperitoneal macrophages of mice were all stimulated by ig the flesh of Meretrix meretrixL. (FM) 20 g/kg and 10 g/kg for 7 days. FM 20 g/kg and 10 g/kg ig for 15 days also enhanced the activity of serum T-SOD, and decreased the level of serum MDA in old mice. The anti -stress effect of FM, such as increasing the swimming time of mice in 20癈 water by ig FM 20 g/kg and 10 g/kg for 7 days, was also achieved.