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EFFECTS OF SUGARS ON SEA URCHIN FERTILIZATION. J.B. Jones, M.L. Smith and H.K. Brown (teacher). John Morrows High School, 6464 Davis Road, Torrance, CA 91256.
This study examined the question of possible sugar involvement in sperm-egg interaction in the sea urchin Lvtechinus pictus. Eggs and sperm were incubated with or without 0.1M D-glucose, D-galactose or D-mannose for 10 minutes at 15 C in pH 8.0 artificial sea water and percent fertilization was recorded. Each experiment was repeated 6 times. D-galactose reduced the fertilization rate to 51%±4%, while control values were at 97%±3%. D-mannose and D-glucose reduced the fertilization rate to 82%±6% and 91%±2% respectively. The results suggest that D-galactose is the most likely of the 3 sugars tested to play a role in sperm-egg interaction in Lystechinus pictus.