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| Content Provider | Springer Nature Link |
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| Author | Slattery, M. Hines, G. A. Watts, S. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Abstract | Whole body tissue preparations of the Antarctic soft corals Alcyonium paessleri and Clavularia frankliniana were incubated in vitro with the radiolabelled precursors 3H-progesterone and 3H-androstenedione to determine steroidogenic capacity. Steroidal metabolites were identified using TLC, derivitization, and recrystallization techniques. The Antarctic soft corals converted labelled precursors (3H-progesterone and 3H-androstenedione) into a maximum of five metabolites, potentially indicating the activity of the following enzymes: 5α-reductase, 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD), 17β-HSD, and acyl transferase. Both species exhibited similar steroidogenic capacity. Radioimmunoassays verified the presence of relevant concentrations of progesterone, androstenedione, testosterone, and estradiol in whole body extracts from each species of soft coral. Alcyonium paessleri and Clavularia frankliniana actively converted precursors at temperatures up to 10°C above the ambient encountered by these species. Although similar steroidal compounds are produced in other phyla of benthic invertebrates, conversion rates for these soft corals are substantially lower. The role of these steroids is as yet unidentified; however they may be related to reproduction, and be important in chemical signaling or as defensive metabolites, or they may serve as transient intermediates to the production of other bioactive derivatives. |
| Starting Page | 76 |
| Ending Page | 82 |
| Page Count | 7 |
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| ISSN | 07224060 |
| Journal | Polar Biology |
| Volume Number | 18 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| e-ISSN | 14322056 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Publisher Date | 1997-06-03 |
| Publisher Place | Berlin, Heidelberg |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Agricultural and Biological Sciences |
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