The activity of selected hydrolases of adult female Ascaris suum, Goeze 1782

The activity of hydrolases was measured in the perienteric fluid, muscles and three sections of the intestine of female Ascaris suum. In none of the examined samples was the activity of lipase and α-galactosidase detected. The activity of hydrolases in anterior, middle and posterior sections of the A. suum intestine was similar. The high activity of the following glucosidases: β-galactosidase (lactase), N-acetyl-β glucosaminidase and α-fucosidase, was detected in the contents and extracts from the intestinal wall, apart from the activity of those found in earlier studies. In perienteric fluid and in extracts from muscles, a high activity of β-glucuronidase and β-glucosidase was detected; such activity was not found in the intestine.