Abstract
Summary
Lactate production and phosphate esterification were followed in dilute cell-free homogenates of the rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta. The system was fortified with bicarbonate, magnesium chloride, nicotinamide, diphosphopyridine nucleotide, adenosine‘triphosphate, hexose diphosphate, pyruvate, and glucose. Fluoride was used to inhibit phosphatase activity. Semi-optimal conditions were determined. The data support the idea that glycolysis in tapeworms proceeds by processes similar to that in vertebrate tissues.
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