APYRASE AND ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE IN THE SALIVARY-GLANDS OF AEDES-ALBOPICTUS

Authors
MARINOTTI O DEBRITO M MOREIRA CK
Citation
O. Marinotti et al., APYRASE AND ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE IN THE SALIVARY-GLANDS OF AEDES-ALBOPICTUS, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B. Comparative biochemistry, 113(4), 1996, pp. 675-679
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B. Comparative biochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03050491
Volume
113
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
675 - 679
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-0491(1996)113:4<675:AAAITS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
An apyrase and an alpha-glucosidase were detected in the salivary glan ds extracts of adult Aedes albopictus. The apyrase is a 61,000 Da secr eted protein chat hydrolyses ATP and ADP. This protein is synthesized in adults and is preferentially accumulated in the distal lateral lobe s of the female salivary glands. The alpha-glucosidase is a secreted 6 7,000 Da protein. This enzyme is synthesized during adult life and acc umulated in the proximal-lateral lobes of both males and females. The results are discussed and compared with data previously obtained with Aedes aegypti salivary glands.