Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation Increase Heat Resistance in Drosophila Melanogaster
Author : Sithembiso Sebastian Mamba and Mysore Siddaiah Krishna
Abstract :
Environmental factors are instable particularly in the present days hence the survival and continuity of organisms is immensely affected. Extreme temperatures, dehydration, and food deprivation as well as the type of nutrition may have diverse effects on different age groups of males and females across species. In the present study, the effect of creatine monohydrate on heat resistance in Drosophila melanogaster was investigated. The results demonstrated that flies maintained on creatine monohydrate supplemented media were more resistant to heat compared to flies maintained on control media and female flies also showed significantly higher heat resistance compared to male flies in both mated and unmated flies. Heat resistance increased with increased creatine monohydrate supplementation. It was also discovered that unmated flies were more resistant to heat than their mated counterparts. Creatine monohydrate enhance heat resistance in Drosophila melanogaster.
Keywords :
Creatine monohydrate, Drosophila Melanogaster, heat resistance
