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Amino acids of Hymenolepis palmarum (Johri, 1956) and chemotaxonomic studies on hymenolepidid cestodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Anjali Bhalya ,
Amita Seth ,
Sandeep K. Malhotra  and
V. N. Capoor
Anjali Bhalya
Affiliation:
Parasitology laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, UP, India
Amita Seth
Affiliation:
Parasitology laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, UP, India
Sandeep K. Malhotra
Affiliation:
Parasitology laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Garhwal, Srinagar (Garhwal), UP, India
V. N. Capoor
Affiliation:
Parasitology laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, UP, India
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Abstract

Chemotaxonomic patterns in the distribution of amino acids of Hymenolepis palmarum (Jouri, 1956) and other hymenolepidids revealed the common presence of β-aminoisobutyric acid, lysine, phcnylalaninc and tyrosine but 3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine and norleucine were exclusive to H. palmarum. Both qualitative and quantitative differences in amino acids have been recorded.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 59 , Issue 1 , March 1985 , pp. 39 - 42
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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