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Absorption of glycine, L-alanine and L-phenylalanine in the midgut of the larvae ofBombyx mori

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A net absorption of glycine, L-alanine and L-phenylalanine occurs across the isolated midgut of the larvae ofBombyx mori. Although glycine and L-phenylalanine are not metabolized, L-alanine is converted by the midgut and has a metabolic effect on the transepithelial electrical potential difference of the tissue.

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  1. Istituto di Fisiologia Generale e di Chimica Biologica dell'Università di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 32, Milano, Italy

    V. F. Sacchi & B. Giordana

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Acknowledgments. We are very much indebted to Prof. V. Capraro for helpful advice and criticism. We are also grateful to Prof. G. Reali for his interest and support of this research.

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Sacchi, V.F., Giordana, B. Absorption of glycine, L-alanine and L-phenylalanine in the midgut of the larvae ofBombyx mori. Experientia 36, 659–660 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01970122

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