The sheaths ofBrugia microfilariae: Isolation and composition
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Zeitschrift Fur Parasitenkunde-Parasitology Research
- Vol. 77 (5) , 448-451
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00931643
Abstract
Burgia malayi andB. pahangi microfilariae were isolated from the blood of infectedMastomys natalensis, and were exsheathed by freezing, thawing and agitation. Pure sheaths were obtained by a filtration procedure. The sheaths were found to contain about 95 mol% of amino acids, with proline, glutamic acid/glutamine, alanine, cysteine/cystine and glycine being the major components, and 5 mol% of carbohydrates, notably (N-acetyl)galactosamine, but no (N-acetyl)glucosamine.Keywords
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