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Transamination in homogenates of rediae of Cryptocotyle lingua and of sporocysts of Cercaria emasculans Pelseneer, 1900

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Stuart D. M. Watts
Stuart D. M. Watts
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Southampton, S09 5NH
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Transaminase activity in homogenates of larval Digenea indicates that alanine aspartic acid, glutamic acid and their α-keto acid analogues could form an important link between carbohydrate and nitrogen metabolism. As few amino acids participate in transamination it is doubtful whether this process plays a major role in protein synthesis.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , December 1970 , pp. 499 - 504
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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