Fig. 5.—

Effect of 2- versus 24-h sodium hypochlorite treatment on the abundance of proteins in dorsal and ventral shell valves. The relative abundances of 333 minor proteins (red circles) and 66 major proteins (blue circles) identified in M. venosa shells were compared following 2- versus 24-h treatment with sodium hypochlorite. iBAQ values for each peptide recorded after 24 h of treatment were subtracted from those recorded after 2 h of treatment. Negative values therefore indicate a higher peptide abundance in 24 h treated samples.