On an enzyme from blow-fly larvae [Lucilia sericata] which digests collagen in alkaline solution
- 1 January 1931
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 25 (5) , 1458-1463
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0251458
Abstract
Collagen and elastin were both di-gested by the excretion of the larvae. The enzyme is produced by the cells of the mid-gut. The optimum reaction for the collagen is pH 8.5, and the activity de-creases as the acidity increases.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Digestion in the cockroachBiochemical Journal, 1928