Abstract
The present paper deals with the activity of succinic dehydrogenase of various fishes.
The activity of succinic dehydrogenase of various fishes was estimated by the colorimetric method using 2, 3, 5-riphenyltetrazolium chloride.
The results obtained were as follows:
(1) The reaction rate of succinic dehydrogenase of Venerupis japonica “Asari” and Anadara broughtonii “Akagai” was slower than that of other fishes.
(2) The activity of succinic dehydrogenase of Venerupis japonica “Asari” and Anadara broughtonii “Akagai” was almost similar to that of other fishes with the exception of Hexagrammos otakii “Ainame” Ammodytes personatus “Ikanago”, Penaeus japonicus “Kurumaebi”, Sepia esculenta “Kouika” and Octopus fangsiao “Iidako”.
(3) This activity of Penaeus japonicus “Kurumaebi” was the highest among various fishes examined, being about 10 times as high as that of clams.
(4) This activity of Octopus fangsiao “Iidako”, Sepia esculenta “Kouika” and Hexagrammos otakii “Ainame” was about 3-4 times as high as that of clams.
