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Comparative analysis of amino acids of three species of Gangesia (Cestoda: Proteocephalata)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Sunita Nanda ,
Anjali Bhalya ,
Damyanti Gairola ,
Sandeep K. Malhotra  and
V. N. Capoor
Sunita Nanda
Affiliation:
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211 002, U.P., India
Anjali Bhalya
Affiliation:
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211 002, U.P., India
Damyanti Gairola
Affiliation:
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211 002, U.P., India
Sandeep K. Malhotra
Affiliation:
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211 002, U.P., India
V. N. Capoor
Affiliation:
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211 002, U.P., India
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Abstract

A total of 21 amino acids were detected in the present investigations on three species of Gangesia (Cestoda: Proteocephalata) viz. G. bengalensis Woodland, 1924, G. hanumanthai Seth & Capoor, 1982 and G. sanehensis Malhotra et al., 1981. The study was conducted in a sub-humid region around Allahabad, India. The implications of amino acid utilization in metabolic activities of fish tapeworms have been discussed.

Keywords

Gangesiaamino acids
Type
Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , September 1987 , pp. 233 - 239
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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