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Activity of Some Selected Hydrolases in Worker Honey Bees, Apis cerana (Fabr.). [Apidae:Insecta]

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An API ZYM (Bio-Merieux, Lyon, France) test kit was used to examine the activity 19 hydrolases in in-hive bees and out-hive bees of worker Apis cerana. The study indicated that the activity of enzymes was changing in hypopharyngeal gland in in-hive and out-hive worker bees distinctly. The activities of most of the enzymes were observed. The protein hydrolases (acidic hydrolases) viz. leucine arylamidase, and valine arylamidase were more active in in-hive bees than out-hive bees. Rest of the tested enzymes were moderately present both in in-hive and out-hive bees. The hypopharyngeal gland and their secretion play important role affecting digestion of pollen, lipids and carbohydrates.

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The authors are deeply grateful to Professor Santi Gopal Pal, Retired Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta and Panchali Sengupta, Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, for their help and advice during the study.

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  1. Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Berunanpukaria, P.O. Malikapur, Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700126, India

    Sanjay Naiya & Narayan Ghorai

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Naiya, S., Ghorai, N. Activity of Some Selected Hydrolases in Worker Honey Bees, Apis cerana (Fabr.). [Apidae:Insecta]. Proc Zool Soc 70, 42–45 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-015-0154-7

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