Digestive enzymes of some earthworms

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1980 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Experientia, volume 36, pages 1,156-1,157 (issn: 0014-4754, eissn: 1420-9071,

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Authors: P C, Mishra; M C, Dash;

doi: 10.1007/bf01976096

pmid: 6998713

Digestive enzymes of some earthworms

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Abstract

4 species of tropical earthworms differed with regard to enzyme activity. The maximum activity of protease and of cellulase occurred in the posterior region of the gut of the earthworms. On the average Octochaetona surensis shows maximum activity and Drawida calebi shows minimum activity for all the enzymes studied.

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Sambalpur University
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Keywords

Glycoside Hydrolases, Species Specificity, Hydrolases, Animals, Digestion, Oligochaeta, Urease, Peptide Hydrolases

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