Cathepsins belong to a group of proteins that are present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic
organisms and have an extremely high degree of evolutionary conservation. These proteins …

Scientific studies about decapod crustaceans' digestive physiology have increased, being
an important topic with novel results in the last years. This revision aims to show how the …

Cathepsin L (CatL) has been readily localized in the large vacuole and in the apical
complex of the digestive B-cell of the shrimp hepatopancreas. Immunogold technique …

Cathepsin B is a cystein proteinase scarcely studied in crustaceans. Its function has not
been clearly described in shrimp species belonging to the sub-order Dendrobranchiata …

We characterized major digestive enzymes in Panulirus argus using a combination of
biochemical assays and substrate-(SDS or native)-PAGE. Protease and amylase activities …

The effects of different stocking densities on Litopenaeus vannamei were investigated from
the aspects of growth performance, immune response and transcriptome in this experiment …

Decapod crustaceans synthesize highly active proteolytic enzymes in the midgut gland and
release at least a part of them into the stomach where they facilitate the first step in peptide …

The oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense, is an important crustacean species in
aquaculture. However, early gonad maturity is a ubiquitous problem which devalues the …

Acid digestive proteinases were studied in the gastric fluids of two species of clawed lobster
(Homarus americanus and Homarus gammarus). An active protein was identified in both …

Cathepsin B, a lysosomal cysteine protease, has drawn much attention in vertebrates.
However, very little is known about the functions of cathepsin B in bivalves. In this study, we …