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Activity of faecal fluid of a leaf-cutting ant toward plant cell wall polysaccharides
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Michael M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBoyd, Norman D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGieselmann, Mary J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSilver, R. G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-04-07T16:34:00Z
dc.date.available2006-04-07T16:34:00Z
dc.date.issued1975-12en_US
dc.identifier.citationMartin, M. M., Boyd, N. D., Gieselmann, M. J., Silver, R. G. (1975/12)."Activity of faecal fluid of a leaf-cutting ant toward plant cell wall polysaccharides." Journal of Insect Physiology 21(12): 1887-1892. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/21944>en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T3F-49NGVH3-2C3/2/1e74487473f36ed167c1c260d454e1aeen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/21944
dc.description.abstractThe faecal fluid of the leaf-cutting ant, Atta colombica tonsipes, has been shown to contain enzymes active in the degradation of pectin, sodium polypectate, xylan, and carboxymethylcellulose. In addition, glycosidase activity has been detected in the faecal fluid using various naturally occurring disaccharides and synthetic p-nitrophenyl glycosides as substrates. The importance of these enzymes in the symbiosis between A. c. tonsipes and its food fungus is discussed, with particular emphasis on the role of the pectin-degrading enzymes.en_US
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dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.titleActivity of faecal fluid of a leaf-cutting ant toward plant cell wall polysaccharidesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEcology and Evolutionary Biologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumThe Department of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A.; The Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumThe Department of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A.; The Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumThe Department of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A.; The Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumThe Department of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A.; The Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, U.S.A.en_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/21944/1/0000351.pdfen_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-1910(75)90219-Xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Insect Physiologyen_US
dc.owningcollnameInterdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed


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