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Chemotaxonomic studies on davaineid tapeworms, based on amino acid analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Anjali Bhalya
Affiliation:
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, U.P., India and parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, U.P., India
Amita Seth
Affiliation:
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, U.P., India and parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, U.P., India
V. N. Capoor
Affiliation:
Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, U.P., India and parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, U.P., India
Sandeep K. Malhotra
Affiliation:
parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, U.P., India

Abstract

Twelve amino acids were detected in six davaincid ecstodes, Davainea hewetensis Dhawan & Capoor (1972) collected from one Gallus gallus domesticus L. at Allahabad, India. Chemotaxonomic studies within the family Davaineidac have shown the presence of cystine and hydroxyproline only in D. hewetensis, although phenylalanine and proline occur in all species examined previously.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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