The observation of starch digestion in blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to microplastic particles under varied food conditions.

Microplastic continues to be an environmental concern, especially for filter feeding bivalves known to ingest these particles. It is important to understand the effects of microplastic particles on the physiological performance of these bivalves and many studies have investigated their impact on var...

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Autores principales:	C J O'Brien, Helen C Hong, Emily E Bryant, Kwasi M Connor
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:10f31662b4db4c56b44663127257be502021-12-02T20:15:37ZThe observation of starch digestion in blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to microplastic particles under varied food conditions.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0253802https://doaj.org/article/10f31662b4db4c56b44663127257be502021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253802https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Microplastic continues to be an environmental concern, especially for filter feeding bivalves known to ingest these particles. It is important to understand the effects of microplastic particles on the physiological performance of these bivalves and many studies have investigated their impact on various physiological processes. This study investigated the effects of microplastic (10 μm) on digestive enzyme (amylase) activity of Mytilus galloprovincialis at 55,000 and 110,000 microplastic particles/L under laboratory conditions. Additionally, our study measured the expression of an isoform of Hsp70 in the gills to assess whether or not these particles may cause protein denaturation. Results revealed that this regime negatively affect the ability of M. galloprovincialis to digest starch under high food conditions but not low food conditions. Exposure to extreme levels of microplastic raised amylase activity. Furthermore, Hsp70 transcript abundance was not elevated in treatment mussels. These results show that mussels may be resilient to current microplastic pollution levels in nature.C J O'BrienHelen C HongEmily E BryantKwasi M ConnorPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0253802 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q C J O'Brien Helen C Hong Emily E Bryant Kwasi M Connor The observation of starch digestion in blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to microplastic particles under varied food conditions.
description	Microplastic continues to be an environmental concern, especially for filter feeding bivalves known to ingest these particles. It is important to understand the effects of microplastic particles on the physiological performance of these bivalves and many studies have investigated their impact on various physiological processes. This study investigated the effects of microplastic (10 μm) on digestive enzyme (amylase) activity of Mytilus galloprovincialis at 55,000 and 110,000 microplastic particles/L under laboratory conditions. Additionally, our study measured the expression of an isoform of Hsp70 in the gills to assess whether or not these particles may cause protein denaturation. Results revealed that this regime negatively affect the ability of M. galloprovincialis to digest starch under high food conditions but not low food conditions. Exposure to extreme levels of microplastic raised amylase activity. Furthermore, Hsp70 transcript abundance was not elevated in treatment mussels. These results show that mussels may be resilient to current microplastic pollution levels in nature.
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author	C J O'Brien Helen C Hong Emily E Bryant Kwasi M Connor
author_facet	C J O'Brien Helen C Hong Emily E Bryant Kwasi M Connor
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title	The observation of starch digestion in blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to microplastic particles under varied food conditions.
title_short	The observation of starch digestion in blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to microplastic particles under varied food conditions.
title_full	The observation of starch digestion in blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to microplastic particles under varied food conditions.
title_fullStr	The observation of starch digestion in blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to microplastic particles under varied food conditions.
title_full_unstemmed	The observation of starch digestion in blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to microplastic particles under varied food conditions.
title_sort	observation of starch digestion in blue mussel mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to microplastic particles under varied food conditions.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/10f31662b4db4c56b44663127257be50
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The observation of starch digestion in blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis exposed to microplastic particles under varied food conditions.

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