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Transport of dissolved amino acids by the mussel, Mytilus edulis: Demonstration of net uptake from natural seawater
Science (1982)
  • Donal T Manahan, University of Southern California
  • Stephen H Wright, University of Arizona
  • Grover C Stephens, University of California, Irvine
  • Michael A Rice, University of Rhode Island
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Abstract

High-performance liquid chromatography provides direct evidence for substantial removal of naturally occurring specific free amino acids during a single passage of water through the mantle cavity of mussels. This occurs during the few seconds required for passage of the water across the gill, and removal proceeds unabated at ambient concentrations as low as 38 nanomoles per liter.

Keywords
  • amino acid,
  • transport,
  • HPLC,
  • Mytilus
Disciplines
Publication Date
March 5, 1982
Citation Information
Donal T Manahan, Stephen H Wright, Grover C Stephens and Michael A Rice. "Transport of dissolved amino acids by the mussel, Mytilus edulis: Demonstration of net uptake from natural seawater" Science Vol. 215 (1982)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael_rice/16/