Pancreatic secretion was collected from the cannulated duct of anesthetized rabbits during the perfusion of the upper duodenum with a balanced salt solution with or without 5 mM glucose. The secretion of amylase, chymotrypsinogen, trypsinogen, and total protein was measured. While glucose did not increase overall digestive enzyme secretion, it did change the proportions of the enzymes in secret...

The development of the marine aquaculture industry has led to the generation of significant amounts of fish wastes. Marine farm wastes exert adverse effects on the surrounding area of the cages. On the other hand, wastes of fish and other aquatic animals are regarded as major sources of valuable natural bioactive compounds, including enzymes, proteins, bioactive peptides, oil, amino acids, coll...

Introduction Proper functioning of the digestive system is imperative to assimilate nutrients, to sustain essential functions in the human body, to increase the bioavailability of nutrients, to minimize the risk of food intolerances, and to reduce the formation of toxins/irritants in the gastrointestinal-tract. Incomplete digestion often results in digestive problems such as bloating, diarrhea,...

the snail caucasotachea lencoranea mousson is a pest of citrus in the north provinces of iran. in order to adopt a better control of the pest and develop optimal management strategies, an understanding of the digestive enzymes’ function is inevitable. snails were collected from some citrus orchards in the northern provinces of the country and digestive carbohydrases including ?-glucosidase, ?-g...