title: Demonstration of multiple forms of acid phosphatase in hemolymph of the African snail, Archachatina marginata.
abstract: 1. Hemolymph from the giant African snail Archachatina marginata has been analyzed for its content of certain lysosomal hydrolases and shown to contain substantial quantities of acid phosphatase (285 units/ml) hexosaminidase (512 units per ml) and beta-glucuronidase (28 units/ml). 2. Hemolymph acid phosphatase can be fractionated into 6 active components by DEAE-Sephadex chromatography. 3. Some of the acid phosphatase species can be distinguished on the basis of heat stability, pH dependency and sensitivity to inhibitors including phosphate, L(+) tartrate, fluoride, formaldehyde and 1.10 phenanthroline.
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000201:enzymology; D006596:Hexosaminidases / Q000378:metabolism; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D012908:Snails / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D006596:Hexosaminidases; D005966:Glucuronidase