Petrosian AM, Poghosyan LA, Haroutounian JE. Study of taurine and tauret content in the compound eye of locust with light and dark adaptation.
Amino Acids 2006;
30:273-8. [PMID:
16601926 DOI:
10.1007/s00726-006-0296-z]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2005] [Accepted: 02/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Taurine as well as tauret (retinyliden taurine) levels were measured in locust Locusta migratoria compound eyes. HPLC measurements revealed relatively low taurine levels (1.9 +/- 0.16 mM) in dark-adapted eyes. Glutamate, aspartate and glycine levels were 2.0 +/- 0.2, 2.7 +/- 0.4 and 3.0 +/- 0.37 mM, respectively, while GABA was present only in trace amounts. After about 4 h of light adaptation at 1500-2000 lx, amino acid levels in the compound eye were as follows: taurine, 1.8 +/- 0.17 mM; glutamate, no change at 2.1 +/- 0.2 mM; aspartate sharply increased to 4.7 +/- 0.7 mM; glycine slightly decreased to 2.8 +/- 0.3 mM; and GABA trace levels. In the compound eye of locust Locusta migratoria, the existence of endogenous tauret in micro-molar range was established. In the dark, levels were several times higher compared with compound eye after light adaptation 1500 lx for 3 h, as estimated by TLC in combination with spectral measurements. Existence of tauret in compound eye is of special interest because in the compound eye, rhodopsin regeneration is based on photoregeneration.
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