POLLEN PROTEASES - THEIR POTENTIAL ROLE IN INSECT DIGESTION
POLLEN PROTEASES - THEIR POTENTIAL ROLE IN INSECT DIGESTION
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DOI:
10.1016/0020-1790(79)90011-8
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
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通讯作者:
HUNT, JH
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作者:
GROGAN, DE;HUNT, JH
Pollens of plant taxa [Hemerocallis fulva, Philadelphus pubescens, Malus sp., Robinia pseudoacacia, Cercis canadensis, Hibiscus syriacus, Peunia sp., Cornus florida, Campsis radicans, Lonicera sp., Taraxacum sp., Cichorium intybus and Helianthus tuberosus] known to be visited by bees were analyzed in vitro for the presence of 4 enzymic activities: trypsin-like, chymotrypsin-like, carboxypeptidase A-like, and carboxypeptidase B-like. All pollens examined contained at least chymotryptic activity; other activities were irregular in occurrence. Quantities of the enzymes found are tabulated and are compared with levels of the same 4 enzymic activities of the midguts of Apis mellifera L. Honeybee midgut activity levels exceed those of the pollens, but the pollen enzymes seem sufficient in some cases for probable physiological activity.