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Beta-oxidation in the free-living stages of the entomophilic nematode Romanomermis culicivorax

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

R. Gordon ,
D. J. Walsh  and
I. R. Burford
R. Gordon
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
D. J. Walsh
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
I. R. Burford
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Summary

All of the enzymes involved in the β-oxidation pathway were identified from juvenile and adult postparasites of the mermithid nematode Romanomermis culicivorax. The postparasites readily took up exogenous [14C-U]palmitate and oxidized it to CO2, indicating that the β-oxidation pathway is functional. The extent to which this pathway is utilized during the natural cycle of the nematode is discussed.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 83 , Issue 3 , December 1981 , pp. 451 - 457
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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