Occurrence and Specificity of Other -Glucosidases

Comparison of the Specificity of jS-GLUcosiDASEs FROM Different Sources 

Amygdalm communis (sweet almond) Pfunus persica (peach) Cycas revoluta (sago palm) 

Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) Glycine hispida (soybean) 

Comparison of the Specificites of /3-Glucosidase of Snail and Almond Emulsin 

The digestive juices of the snail (Helix pomcUia) contain a /S-glucosidase in addition to an active cellulase. In Table XII, the action of the snail emulsin on several jS-glucosides is compared with that of sweet-almond emulsin (43), The snail jS-glucosidase reacts similarly to that in almond emulsin, but the influence of variations in the aglycon structure is much less. 

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