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Lipids in hydatid fluid collected from lungs and livers of sheep and man

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

D. Sultan Sheriff ,
M. El Fakhri  and
S. A. Kidwai
D. Sultan Sheriff
Affiliation:
Department of BiochemistryPost Box 7025, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya
M. El Fakhri
Affiliation:
Department of BiochemistryPost Box 7025, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya
S. A. Kidwai
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Post Box 7025, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya
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Abstract

Hydatid fluid collected from the lungs and livers of sheep and humans was analysed for protein and lipid composition. There were no marked differences in the composition of these parameters and the major lipids were triglycerides and diglycerides. The phospholipids, which formed the minor fraction, were mainly phosphatidyl choline and phosphatidyl inositol. Cholesterol present was in the free form.

Keywords

lipidshydatid fluidsheepmanEchinococcus granulosus
Type
Research Note
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , September 1989 , pp. 266 - 268
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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