Characterization of gastrointestinal chitinase in the lizard Sceloporus undulatus garmani (Reptilia: Phrynosomatidae)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 675-682

  Marsh, Rebekah S ^a   Moe, Cassandra ^b   Lomneth, Richard B ^a   Fawcett, James D ^a   Place, Allen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitinase; Gastric digestion; Lizard; Reptile; Sceloporus; Western blotting; N acetyl D glucosaminidase

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE; ISOENZYME; LYSOZYME; TISSUE EXTRACT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYDROLYSIS; LIZARD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RAINBOW TROUT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANGUIS; ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; CAROLINENSIS; CHAMAELEO; LACERTA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PHRYNOSOMATINAE; REPTILIA; SALMONIDAE; SCELOPORUS; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS GARMANI; SQUAMATA; UROMASTIX;

EID: 0035057427     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(00)00364-X     Document Type: Article

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