ESTERASE VARIATION IN TURKISH WHITE-TOOTHED SHREWS (CROCIDURA): RECORD OF A TRIMERIC ESTERASE

ibis, Osman/0000-0001-5000-7882 WOS: 000273203500019 This study focuses on esterase variation of the genus Crocidura in Turkey. A total of 248 white-toothed shrews were analyzed by means of cellulose acetate gel electrophoresis. Liver tissue and alfa naphthyl acetate were used to investigate esterase variation in Turkish white-toothed shrews. A different esterase banding pattern was found in one Crocidura individual. This phenotype had four anodally migrated bands on cellulose acetate gel. The Crocidura individual displaying the given phenotype was identified as Crocidura suaveolens. The different esterase banding pattern observed in this study is considered to be a result of the trimeric structure of esterase in the lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens). Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TOBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [107T157]; Research Fund of Erciyes UniversityErciyes University [E.U.FBA-07-15, E.U.FBY-07-82] This work was supported by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TOBITAK) (Project No. 107T157) and the Research Fund of Erciyes University (Project Nos. E.U.FBA-07-15 and E.U.FBY-07-82).