Effects of different mercury concentration on protein and glycogen synthesis in adult Pimpla turionellae L.

ABSTRACTMSc THESISEFFECTS OF DIFFERENT MERCURY CONCENTRATION ON PROTEINAND GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS IN ADULT Pimpla turionellae L.Kadir KOCALARDEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGYINSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCESUNIVERSITY OF ÇUKUROVASupervisor: Yrd.Doç.Dr. Pınar ÖZALPYear: 2005, Pages: 40Jury :Asist.Prof.Dr. Pınar ÖZALPProf.Dr. İskender EMREAsist.Prof.Dr. Fatma ÇevikIn the present study, the effects of different mercury (Hg+2) concentrations(%0.05, %0.10, %0.50 ve %1.00) on the rate of synthesised protein and glycogenamount of adult endoparasioid hymenoptoreus Pimpla turionellae L. wereinvestigated by using chemically defined synthetic diets under aseptic conditions.In the experiments, %0.05, %0.10 and %0.50 mg percent doses of mercuryadded of foods were caused a significant degree decrease of the protein and glycogenlevels in the female insects with regared to the control group. However, thesynthesised protein and glycogen ratios by adult males of P.turionellae?s lifeperiodhave not became less in all consantrations.Key Words: Pimpla turionellae, Mercury, Protein and Glycogen SynthesisII