Comparative studies on the digestive enzymes in the gut of earthworms, Eudrilus eugeniae and Eisenia fetida

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 567-569

  Prabha, M Lakshmi ^a   Jayaraaj, Indira A ^a   Jeyaraaj, R ^a   Rao, Srinivasa ^a  

^a KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Alkaline phosphatase; Amylase; Cellulase; Eisenia fetida; Eudrilus eugenia; Nitrate reductase

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMYLASE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; CELLULASE; ENDONUCLEASE; GLUCAN SYNTHASE; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; ORGANIC MATTER; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; EARTHWORM; EISENIA FOETIDA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUDRILUS EUGENIAE; INTESTINE; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EISENIA FETIDA; EUDRILUS; EUDRILUS EUGENIAE;

EID: 39349115290     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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