Research Article

Antioxidant Efficiency of Platynereis spp. (Annelida, Nereididae) under Different pH Conditions at a Vent’s System

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Basal antioxidant enzyme activities (CAT, GST, GR, GPx) and total oxyradical scavenging capacity (TOSC) toward peroxyl radicals (ROO), hydroxyl radicals (HO), and peroxynitrite (ONOOH) in Sant’Anna (white) and Castello Aragonese (black) Platynereis spp. populations. Values are expressed as μmol min−1 mg−1 protein for CAT; nmol min−1 mg−1 protein for GST, GR and GPx; TOSC units/mg protein for ROO, HO, and ONOOH. Letters indicate significant differences among sampling periods , while asterisks indicate significant differences between Sant’Anna and Castello Aragonese Platynereis spp. populations (PERMANOVA pairwise post hoc comparison).