The Composition of the Salivary Gland Secretion of the Tsetse, Glossina Morsitans Morsitans Westwood 1850 (Diptera: Glossinidae)

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Abstract
Polyacrylamide gel disc electrophoresis of the salivary secretion from the tsetse, G. m. morsitans Westwood, showed 11 protein bands, 4 of which were characterized as glycoproteins. Sixteen amino acids and 4 sugars in the hydrolysates of saliva were identifed. TLC showed 5 lipid classes and 3 phospholipids. The secretion is a clear, transparent, viscous fluid with a pH between 7.00-7.5. These findings are discussed in relation to the nutritional requirements of the metacyclic forms of trypanosomes found in the salivary glands.