title: Biochemistry of Haemonchus--a review.
abstract: Haemonchus biochemistry has been reviewed under the subheadings chemical composition (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, amino acids, nucleic acids, hormones, inorganic elements, pigments), absorption/transport, biosynthesis (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, amino acids, nucleic acids), catabolism/utilization (carbohydrates-glycolysis, TCA cycle, CO2 fixation, electron transport system, pentose pathways, glyoxylate cycle, strain variations in energy metabolism; lipids, proteins), biochemistry in taxonomy and miscellaneous.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kapur
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sood
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D006189:Haemonchus / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014251:Trichostrongyloidea / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D011506:Proteins