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Some biochemical and immunological aspects of host-parasite relationships. Observations on amino acid metabolism of Schistosoma mansoni in a chemically defined medium

Senft, A.W.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 113(1): 272-288

1963


ISSN/ISBN: 0077-8923
Accession: 014188980

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Schistosoma mansoni adults were incubated for 3 to 20 days at 37 degrees C. in NCTC 109, with excess glucose, to investigate their amino-acid requirements. Aspartic and glutamic acids, histidine, tryptophan and arginine, and glucosamine decreased in concentration but many of the aminoacidsss, particularly proline, alanine and ornithine, increased.

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