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Variations in the content and isozymic composition of nepenthesin in the pitcher fluids among Nepenthes species
Takahashi, Kenji and Masao Tanji and Chiaki Shibata
Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 36(3):73-76
Published September 2007
https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn363.kt419
Summary
Carnivorous plants are of great evolutionary interest in their function to catch prey (mainly insects) to digest their proteins as a nitrogen source. Among them, Nepenthes species utilize pitchers which contain digestive fluid with the acid proteinase nepenthesin.
Keywords: carnivory: Nepenthes; chemistry: Nepenthes
Article Citation
Takahashi, Kenji and Masao Tanji and Chiaki Shibata. 2007. Variations in the content and isozymic composition of nepenthesin in the pitcher fluids among Nepenthes species. Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 36(3):73-76. https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn363.kt419
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