Determination of estivation-induced changes in the amino acid content of biomphalaria glabrata snails by high performance thin-layer chromatography - Densitometry

Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1028-1037

  Vasta, James D ^a   Fried, Bernard ^a   Sherma, Joseph ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alanine; Amino acids; Biomphalaria glabrata; Estivation; High performance thin layer chromatography; HPTLC; Planorbid snails; Pulmonate snails

Indexed keywords

2-BUTANOL; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; CELLULOSE LAYERS; DERIVITIZATION; ETHANOL-WATER; GLACIAL ACETIC ACID; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; NINHYDRIN; SCANNING DENSITOMETRY;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DEIONIZED WATER; ETHANOL; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOSPHATASES; PYRIDINE; SILICA; SILICA GEL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACIDS;

2 BUTANOL; ACETIC ACID; ALANINE; ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; ARGININE; CELLULOSE; GLYCINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; NINHYDRIN; PYRIDINE; SERINE; SILICA GEL; VALINE; WATER;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; EXOCRINE GLAND; EXTRACTION; GONAD; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; STUDENT T TEST;

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; PLANORBIDAE;

EID: 77952037821     PISSN: 10826076     EISSN: 1520572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826071003766302     Document Type: Article

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