Localization of trehalose synthesis and degradation in Ascaris

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dc.contributor.advisorRead, Clark P.en_US
dc.creatorFeist, Carol Fayen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-21T12:01:56Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-04-21T12:01:56Zen_US
dc.date.issued1963en_US
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.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent54 ppen_US
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>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE0275en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/89238en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleLocalization of trehalose synthesis and degradation in Ascarisen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentBiologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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