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Amino acids in the excreta of the tsetse fly,Glossina palpalis

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The faeces of the tsetse fly,Glossina palpalis, were examined for free and protein-bound amino acids. By use of chromatographic techniques 12 amino acids were detected, positively identified and their quantities estimated. Arginine and histidine occurred in largest amounts of all the amino acids detected in unhydrolyzed and hydrolyzed excreta extracts ofGlossina palpalis.

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  1. R. A. Balogun (Visiting Scientist from)

    Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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  1. Tsetse Research Laboratory, University of Bristol, School of Veterinary Science, Bristol, Langford, England

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Balogun, R.A. Amino acids in the excreta of the tsetse fly,Glossina palpalis. Experientia 30, 239–240 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01934801

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