Evaluation of Mitigation Role of L-Phenylalanine-Based Low-Molecular-Weight Gelator against Oil Pollution-Induced Nile Tilapia Toxicity.

ABSTRACT: A lot of oil is leaked into aquatic environments, significantly impacting fish health and, consequently, human populations. This study aimed to introduce an L-phenylalanine-based low-molecular-weight gelator (expressed as Z-Phe-C₁₈) as a smart remediation tool for oil spills. Several groups of Nile tilapia were allocated in aquaria exposed to different doses of crude engine oil with/without the organogelator for 4 weeks. The results revealed a significant increase in biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, electrical conductivity, and total dissolved solids in water samples of fish aquaria exposed to oil pollution. The antioxidant activity levels, micronucleus formation, and expression patterns of stress-related genes were significantly higher in the livers of fish ex

SUBMITTER: Abdellatif MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10670902 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature