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Amino acids of Diclidophora merlangi (Monogenea)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

C. Arme  and
A. Whyte
C. Arme
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
A. Whyte
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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The level of free amino acids in Diclidophora merlangi is high, comprising over 500 μmoles/g ethanol extracted dry weight. A single amino acid, proline, constitutes some 70% of the total pool. Analysis of parasite protein and host blood and mucus revealed low proline levels, suggesting that the high free pool content was not related to a requirement for protein synthesis or to its abundance in the diet of the worm. Experiments revealed that proline was not involved specifically in osmoregulation, and the reasons for the large amounts present in Diclidophora remain unknown.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 70 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 39 - 46
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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