The star formation rates for the 230 nearest Markarian galaxies with radial velocities V _ { LG } < 3500 km/s have been determined from their far ultraviolet fluxes obtained with the GALEX satellite .
We briefly discuss the observed relationship between the star formation rate and other integral parameters of these galaxies : stellar mass , hydrogen mass , morphological type , and activity index .
On the average , the Markarian galaxies have reserves of gas that are a factor of two smaller than those of galaxies in the field of the same stellar mass and type .
Despite their elevated activity , the specific rate of star formation in the Markarian galaxies , SFR / M _ { * } , does not exceed a limit of \sim dex ( -9.4 ) [ yr ^ { -1 } ] .

Keywords : galaxies : Markarian galaxies : star formation