Agglutinin-mediated phagocytosis-associated generation of superoxide anion and nitric oxide by the hemocytes of the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

In vitro generation of superoxide anion

In vitro generation of superoxide anion by the hemocytes of Macrobrachium rosenbergii: possible mechanism and pathways

✍ Natarajan Vidya; Raman Thiagarajan; Munusamy Arumugam 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) 🌐 English ⚖ 402 KB

The hemocytes from the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii were examined for their ability to generate superoxide anion (O 2 ## À ) in vitro upon exposure to various components derived from microbial cell wall components. Among the test molecules, laminarin (a polymer of b-1, 3 gluca