In this study, 18 live specimens collected from six localities in the distribution areas of Mesocricetus brandti and Mesocricetus auratus were examined using SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis). The findings showed that there is no difference in globulin and albumin proteins of M. brandti and M. auratus, and supported the claim that M. auratus is very closely related to M. brandti. | Turk J Biol 24 (2000) 855–858 © TÜBİTAK Blood Serum Proteins of the genus Mesocricetus Nehring, 1898 (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey Reyhan VERİMLİ, Nuri YİĞİT, Ercüment ÇOLAK, Mustafa SÖZEN Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ankara University 06100 Beşevler, Ankara-TURKEY Şakir ÖZKURT Department of Biology, Education Faculty of Kırşehir, Gazi University, Kırşehir-TURKEY Received: Abstract: In this study, 18 live specimens collected from six localities in the distribution areas of Mesocricetus brandti and Mesocricetus auratus were examined using SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis). The findings showed that there is no difference in globulin and albumin proteins of M. brandti and M. auratus, and supported the claim that M. auratus is very closely related to M. brandti. Key Words: Mesocricetus brandti, Mesocricetus auratus, SDS-PAGE, Globulin, Albumin, Turkey. Türkiye’deki Mesocricetus Nehring, 1898 (Mammalia: Rodentia) Cinsinin Kan Serum Proteinleri Üzerinde Araştırmalar Özet: Bu çalışmada, altı lokaliteden toplanan 18 Mesocricetus brandti ve Mesocricetus auratus örneği SDS-PAGE (sodyum dodesil sülfat-poliakrilamit jel elektroforezi) tekniği kullanılarak incelendi. Bulgular M. brandti ve M. auratus’in globulin ve albumin proteinlerinde herhangi bir farklılığın bulunmadığını ortaya koydu ve M. brandti’nin M. auratus‘a yakın akraba olduğu fikrini desteklemiştir. Anahtar Sözcükler: Mesocricetus brandti, Mesocricetus Türkiye. auratus, SDS-PAGE, Globulin, Albumin, Introduction According to Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1), M. raddei, M. newtoni, M. brandti, and M. nigriculus are subspecies of M. auratus which is distributed in Romania, Bulgaria, Caucasia, Transcaucasia, Anatolia, Syria, Palestine and Iran. Hamar and Shutowa (2), Radjabli (3), Lyman and O’Brien (4), and Corbet (5) stated that auratus, raddei, and newtoni are valid species. According to Doğramacı and Kefelioğlu (6), auratus and brandti are two .
