Variations in the content and isozymic composition of nepenthesin in the pitcher fluids among Nepenthes species

Takahashi, Kenji; Masao Tanji; Chiaki Shibata

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 22 September 2007

https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn363.kt419

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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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