Nicotinamide inhibited both germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) and polar body formation (PBF) in surf clam and starfish oocytes. In the surf clam nicotinamide at 0.3 mM completely blocked PBF in the fertilized oocytes. For blockage of GVBD higher concentration was required. In the starfish, nicotinamide (30 mM) prevented PBF but not GVBD, when added 7 min after the commencement of 1-methyladenine (1-MeAde) administration. These results suggest that PBF is blocked by nicotinamide independent of its effect on GVBD. In the case of starfish, NAD was more effective than nicotinamide in inhibiting oocyte maturation. Nicotinamide also blocked GVBD induced by microinjection of the cytoplasm containing maturation-promoting factor (MPF) obtained from 1-MeAde-treatcd oocytes. These results suggest that nicotinamide prevents the action of MPF rather than inhibiting the interaction of 1-McAde with cell membrane or the induction of MPF.
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