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TRYPSIN‐CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITORS FROM THE TICK, BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS
Author(s) -
Willadsen P,
McKenna RV
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1983.21
Subject(s) - tick , larva , chymotrypsin , trypsin , biology , proteolytic enzymes , parasite hosting , host (biology) , enzyme , amino acid , rhipicephalus microplus , biochemistry , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , ecology , world wide web , computer science
Summary The eggs of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus , contain at least two proteolytic enzyme inhibitors which have been purified and partially characterized. One of these is closely related to an inhibitor from larval ticks previously purified. It is similar in general properties, in amino acid composition and it cross‐reacts immunologically with the larval protein. The egg and larval proteins are, however, largely or completely stage‐specific. The significance of this to the study of She host‐parasite interaction is discussed.