A Comparative Study of Electrophoretic Patterns of Proteins in Different Tissues of Fresh Water Cat Fish Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch)

Bheem Rao T

Abstract: The present study was carried out to determine the electrophoretic patterns of proteins in the gill, liver, intestine, muscle and brain tissues of freshwater cat fish H.fossilis (Bloch). Tissues were examined on 7.5% of SDS ?PAGE. The protein patterns indicated that the gill and muscle have higher number of protein bands compared to other tissues. Total 10 number of protein bands observed in gill and muscle of test fishes, liver and intestine showed less number of protein bands i.e 7. The protein banding patterns were identified by standard marker protein and Rm values were calculated accordingly. The results of the present study of electrophoretogram of gill, liver, intestine, muscle and brain showed homology in protein bands with minor variations.

Keywords: Protein patterns, SDS - PAGE, H. fossilis, Tissues