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Trehalase from the salivary glands and the midgut ofSesamia inferens showed optimum activity at pH 5.8, and at temperatures of 50 and 60°C respectively. The increase in the incubation period, enzyme concentration, and substrate concentration respectively increased the end-product, the hydrolysis, and the rate of hydrolysis of the substrate. Dialysis did not affect, tryptophan accelerated, and other amino acids and end-product inhibited the enzyme activity.
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The author wishes to express his thanks to ProfessorR. Rakshpal for his constructive criticism, and to University Grants Commission, India, for awarding a Junior Research Fellowship.
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Agarwal, A.K. Effect of various factors on the activity of trehalase from the larvae ofSesamia inferens walker (Insecta). Experientia 32, 1518–1520 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01924427
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