Ns. Agar et Ml. Baker, ROLE OF CATALASE IN H2O2-INDUCED OXIDANT STRESS IN MARSUPIAL ERYTHROCYTES, Comparative haematology international, 6(1), 1996, pp. 32-34
We have examined the catalase activity and H2O2-induced oxidant stress
on methaemoglobin formation and haemolysis in eight species of marsup
ials: the black striped wallaby (Macropus dorsalis), bridled nail-tail
wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata), proserpine rock wallaby (Petrogale pe
rsephone), red legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica), spectacled har
e wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus), whiptail wallaby (Macropus pa
rryi), common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), and the koala
(Phascolarctos cinereus). The results indicate a significant relations
hip between the activity of catalase and methaemoglobin formation by H
2O2.