Detergent induced protein alterations in fresh water gastropod Bellamya bengalensis (Lamarck)

The freshwater gastropod Bellamya bengalensis exposed to 69.18ppm concentration of detergent (Tide) on protein content in the tissue of foot, mantle and digestive glands for 96 hours exposure. Compare to control group there was significant change in protein contents from foot, mantle and digestive glands in detergent exposed groups. The percent decrease of total protein content was in the order of digestive gland, mantle and foot.The result showed that detergent (Tide) induces significant depletion in protein metabolic profiles in foot, mantle and digestive glands might be due to increased proteolysis and possible utilization of the products of their degradation for metabolic purpose.