ISSN:
1432-1955
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary There are two main and two weak fractions of malate dehydrogenase isoenzyme common toSchistosoma bovis, S. leiperi, S. margrebowiei andS. mattheei: a major fraction at pI 8.56, seconded at pI 7.38, with weaker activity at pI 7.05 and pI 8.15. Variation in malate dehydrogenase occurs in some species/strainsen passage. In the strains ofS. bovis there are eight common bands of lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes, at pI 6.85, 7.05, 7.16, 7.35, 7.50, 7.95, 8.03 and 8.38 with peak activity at pI 8.38 forS. bovis [Kisat, Kajulu (B. africanus) (B. forskali), Urudi-Kenya: Sardinia; Spain].S. mattheei has a peak band at pI 8.38, and also additional bands at pI 7.16, 7.50, 7.95, 8.52, 8.65 and 8.72.S. leiperi has peak activity at pI 7.74, and about 25% of the total activity is found between pI 8.38 and pI 9.50.S. margrebowiei shows peak activity at pI 8.38, seconded by a band at pI 8.86. The strains ofS. bovis show peak activity of acid phosphatase at pI 6.45;S. mattheei andS. leiperi at pI 7.52 andS. margrebowiei at pI 7.37. Despite intraspecific variation, the secondary bands place strains ofS. bovis from Western Kenya into one group and the strains from the Mediterranean area into another group, with the exception ofS. bovis Urudi, Kenya which, like the Mediterranean forms, possesses alkaline fractions above pI 7.50.S. bovis Iran does not possess fractions alkaline to pI 6.65 and therefore shows similarity to four strains from Western Kenya.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00927628
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