title: Digestive enzymes of some earthworms.
abstract: 4 species of tropical earthworms differed with regard to enzyme activity. The maximum activity of protease and of cellulase occurred in the posterior region of the gut of the earthworms. On the average Octochaetona surensis shows maximum activity and Drawida calebi shows minimum activity for all the enzymes studied.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004063:Digestion; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D006867:Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000201:enzymology*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D014510:Urease / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006867:Hydrolases; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D014510:Urease