Inactivation of proteolytic enzymes by Eubothrium rugosum (Cestoda) from the gut of burbot Lota lota

• Published in: Folia Parasitologica
• Main Authors: Izvekova, Galina I, Frolova, Tatyana V, Izvekov, Evgeny I
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: ryby; trávicí enzymy; inhibitory proteáz; fishes; digestive enzymes; protease inhibitors; helminths; trypsin; 2; 59; Frolova; Burbot; Lota lota; lota
• Online Access: https://kramerius.lib.cas.cz/view/uuid:2a99eccf-1f69-4006-88c1-e9ddac8dd75c; https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2017.016

Parasitic organisms inhabiting the alimentary canal should permanently resist the destructive action of host digestive enzymes. The intestinal parasites were shown to produce specific protease inhibitors protecting them from proteolysis. However, little is known about this adaptive mechanism in cest...