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Comparative spectral, electrophoretic and isoelectric properties of trematode haemoglobins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

K. A. Rashid ,
M. Haque  and
A. H. Siddiqi
K. A. Rashid
Affiliation:
Section of Parasitology, Department of Zoology, Aligrah Muslim University, Aligrah 202002, India
M. Haque
Affiliation:
Section of Parasitology, Department of Zoology, Aligrah Muslim University, Aligrah 202002, India
A. H. Siddiqi
Affiliation:
Section of Parasitology, Department of Zoology, Aligrah Muslim University, Aligrah 202002, India
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Abstract

A comparative studs of the spectral, electrophoretic and isoelectric properties of the haemoglobins of three trematodes. Paramphistomum epiclitum. Gigantocotyle explanatum and Gastrothylax erumenifer was carried out. A high absorption in the beta band region indicates that trematode haemoglobins have high oxygen affinities. Electrophoretic mobilities of all trematode and their host haemoglobins were different. The isoelectric points of trematode haemoglobins were found to focus in the acidic range except that of G. crumenifer haemoglobin I. which focused at an alkaline pH.

Keywords

haemoglobinTrematodaGastrothylax crumeniferGigantocotyle explanatumParamphistomum epiclitumbiochemistry
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 67 , Issue 3 , September 1993 , pp. 200 - 204
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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