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Amino tripeptidase is secreted by the intestinal mucosa, hepatopancreas, pyloric caeca and pancreas in the fishes examined here. The optimum pH for the activity is between 7·0–7·6 in the above portions of the alimentary canal. The optimum pH varies from one portion to other, and also from one species to other. The secretion of amino tripeptidase by the pancreas indicates that the distribution of proteases in fishes is not similar to that of mammals.
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Communicated by Dr. B. S. Chauhan,f.a.sc.
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Sastry, K.V. Amino tripeptidase activity in three teleost fishes. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 76, 251–257 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051329
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03051329