<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

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

Faculty of Biology, Chair of Zoology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-957, Olsztyn, Poland

Helminthologia

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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...

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

Publié en ligne: 01 juin 2006

Pages: 59 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-006-0012-2

Mots clés
Ascaris suum, nematodes, hydrolases

© 2006 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Publié en ligne: 01 juin 2006

Pages: 59 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-006-0012-2

Mots clésAscaris suum, nematodes, hydrolases

© 2006 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Ascaris suum, nematodes, hydrolases