Korean J Parasitol.
1966 Dec;4(2):7-13. 10.3347/kjp.1966.4.2.7.
Studies on transaminase reactions in some parasitic helminths
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Parasitology and Institute of Endemic Diseases College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.
- KMID: 1384835
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1966.4.2.7
Abstract
- By an application of Sigma-Frankel methods, two transaminase systems, glutamic-pyruvic transaminase and glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, were found to operate at a mesurable rate in 2 species of nematodes(Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaridia galli), 5 species of trematodes (Clonorchis sinensis, Fasciola hepatica, Eurytrema pancreaticum, Paramphistomum cervi and Paragonimus westermani) and 5 kinds of cestodes (Diphyllobothrium mansoni, Dipylidium caninum, Taenia pisiformis, Cysticercus cellulosae and Cysticercus pisiformis). A comparison was made of the transamination reactions in nematodes and those of trematodes and cestodes. And the significance of transaminase in these parasites is discussed in relation to protein synthesis and its utilization.
MeSH Terms
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parasitology-helminth-nematoda-trematoda-cestoda
transaminase
biochemistry
spectrophotometry
Ascaris lumbricoides
Ascaridia galli
Clonorchis sinensis
Fasciola hepatica
Eurytrema pancreaticum
Paramphistomum cervi
Paragonimus westermani
Diphyllobothrium mansoni
Dipylidium caninum
Taenia pisiformis
Cysticercus cellulosae
Cysticercus pisiformis
