Localization of trehalose synthesis and degradation in Ascaris

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dc.contributor.advisorRead, Clark P.
dc.creatorFeist, Carol Fay
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-21T12:01:56Z
dc.date.available2016-04-21T12:01:56Z
dc.date.issued1963
dc.description.abstractTissues of Ascaris lumbricoides (variety suum), the large round worm of pigs, contain trehalose, a disaccharide composed of two molecules of glucose. Minces of various Ascaris tissues were incubated with C14glucose to determine the site of trehalose synthesis. Chromatography and radioautography were used to identify C14trehalose synthesized during the incubation period. It was found that the reproductive tissues of both male and female Ascaris possess a mechanism for trehalose synthesis. Intestinal tissue and muscle showed no capability for trehalose synthesis under conditions of the incubation. By incubation of Ascaris tissue homogenates with commercial trehalose it was found that only intestinal tissue was capable of hydrolyzing trehalose into two molecules of glucose. The significance of synthesis and degradation of trehalose is discussed with regard to the findings of previous investigations.
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Biol. 1963 Feisten_US
dc.identifier.citationFeist, Carol Fay. "Localization of trehalose synthesis and degradation in Ascaris." (1963) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89238">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89238</a>.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/89238
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.titleLocalization of trehalose synthesis and degradation in Ascaris
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentBiology
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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