GLYCOSIDASE ACTIVITY IN THE SANDFLY PHLEBOTOMUS-PAPATASI

被引:15
作者
SAMIE, M [1 ]
WALLBANKS, KR [1 ]
MOORE, JS [1 ]
MOLYNEUX, DH [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SALFORD,DEPT BIOL SCI,SALFORD M5 4WT,LANCS,ENGLAND
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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 1990年 / 96卷 / 03期
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10.1016/0305-0491(90)90059-3
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
1. 1. HPLC was used to show that sandflies (Phlebotomus papatasi), fed various sugars, hydrolyze tri- and disaccharides to monosaccharides and convert some dietary monosaccharides to oligosaccharides. 2. 2. Similar glycosidic activity can be demonstrated by mixing sugars and fly homogenates in vitro and analyzing the solutions after incubation. 3. 3. The distribution of activity in the flies indicates that the glycosidases are salivary gland products. 4. 4. The flies are probably capable of metabolizing all the oligosaccharides present in their natural sugarmeals. © 1990.
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