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Propriétés chitinolytiques du liquide exuvial du ver à soie (Bombyx mori L.)

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The authors add further confirmation to the hypothesis of the role played by a chitinase during the process of moulting. By ligaturingBombyx mori-larvae between head and thorax, accumulation of moulting fluid takes place between the larval and nymphal cuticles, swallowing of this fluid being prevented. The chitinolytic properties of this moulting fluid are demonstratedin vitro. The activity of chitinase at different pH is investigated: the optimum pH lying at about 5.4.

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  1. Laboratoires de Biochimie, Université de Liège, Belgium

    Ch. Jeuniaux & M. Amanieu

  2. Laboratoire de Biologie animale, Faculté des Sciences de Bordeaux, France

    Ch. Jeuniaux & M. Amanieu

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Jeuniaux, C., Amanieu, M. Propriétés chitinolytiques du liquide exuvial du ver à soie (Bombyx mori L.). Experientia 11, 195–196 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02161315

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