Table 2.
Enzymes analysed, their presumptive loci and tissue sources, and buffer systems employed to examine allozyme variations among Gekko samples from the Okinawa Group and five other regions in the East Asian islands.
| Enzyme | E. C. Number | Locus | Tissue | Buffer system |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aconitate hydratase | 4.2.1.3 | Acoh‐1 | L | CAPM6, TC8 |
| Aconitate hydratase | 4.2.1.3 | Acoh‐2 | L | CAPM6, TC8 |
| Adenosine deaminase | 3.5.4.4 | Ada | L | TC7, TC8 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase | 2.6.1.1 | Aat‐1 | L | CAPM6 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase | 2.6.1.1 | Aat‐2 | L | CAPM6, TC7 |
| Adenylate kinase | 2.7.4.3 | Ak | M | CAPM6 |
| Creatine kinase | 2.7.3.2 | Ck | M | CAPM6 |
| Esterase | 3.1.1.– | Est | L | CAPM6, TC7 |
| Fumarate hydratase | 4.2.1.2 | Fumh | L | TC7 |
| General protein | — | Gp | M | CAPM6 |
| Glucose‐6‐phosphate isomerase | 5.3.1.9 | Gpi | M | CAPM6 |
| Glycerol‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase | 1.1.1.8 | G3pdh | L | TC8 |
| Guanine deaminase | 3.5.4.3 | Gda | L | TBE8.7 |
| 3‐Hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase | 1.1.1.30 | Hbdh | L | TC7 |
| Isocitrate dehydrogenase | 1.1.1.42 | Idh‐1 | L | CAPM6, TC7 |
| Isocitrate dehydrogenase | 1.1.1.42 | Idh‐2 | L | CAPM6, TC7 |
| l‐Lactate dehydrogenase | 1.1.1.27 | Ldh‐1 | L | CAPM6 |
| l‐Lactate dehydrogenase | 1.1.1.27 | Ldh‐2 | L | CAPM6 |
| Malate dehydrogenase | 1.1.1.37 | Mdh‐1 | L, M | CAPM6, TC8 |
| Malate dehydrogenase | 1.1.1.37 | Mdh‐2 | L, M | CAPM6, TC8 |
| Malate dehydrogenase (NADP+) | 1.1.1.40 | Mdhp | M | CAPM6 |
| Mannose‐6‐phosphate isomerase | 5.3.1.8 | Mpi | M | CAPM6 |
| Dipeptidase (leucyl‐glycine) | 3.4.–.– | Pep‐lg | L | TC7 |
| Peptidase (leucyl‐glycyl‐glycine) | 3.4.–.– | Pep‐lgg | L | TBE8.7 |
| Dipeptidase (leucyl‐proline) | 3.4.–.– | Pep‐lp | L | TBE8.7 |
| Phosphoglucomutase | 5.4.2.2 | Pgm‐1 | L | TC8 |
| Phosphoglucomutase | 5.4.2.2 | Pgm‐2 | L | TC8 |
| Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase | 1.1.1.44 | Pgdh | L | CAPM6 |
| Purine‐nucleoside phosphorylase | 2.4.2.1 | Pnp | L | TC8 |
| Superoxide dismutase | 1.15.1.1 | Sod | L | CAPM6, TBE8.7 |
Tissue: L, liver; M, muscle.
Buffer system: CAPM6, citrate‐aminopropylmorphorine, pH 6.0 (Clayton & Tretiak 1972); TC7, tris‐citrate, pH 7.0 (Shaw & Prasad 1970); TC8, tris‐citrate, pH 8.0 (Clayton & Tretiak 1972); TBE8.7, tris‐borate‐EDTA, pH 8.7 (Boyer et al. 1963).