Effects of maintenance temperature on the amino acid content of biomphalaria glabrata snails as determined by high performance thin-layer chromatography-densitometry

Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies

Volumn 34, Issue 10-11, 2011, Pages 936-945

  Holman, Natalie S ^a   Vasta, James D ^a   Fried, Bernard ^a   Sherma, Joseph ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

amino acids; Biomphalaria glabrata; densitometry; high performance thin layer chromatography; HPTLC; temperature effects; valine

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; DENSITOMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; HPTLC; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; VALINE;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DEIONIZED WATER; ETHANOL; LAKES; PYRIDINE; SILICA; SILICA GEL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACIDS;

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CELLULOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; LYSINE; NINHYDRIN; SILICA GEL; THREONINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; DENSITOMETRY; DERIVATIZATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN METABOLISM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 79957472360     PISSN: 10826076     EISSN: 1520572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826076.2011.571174     Document Type: Article

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