
%0 Journal Article
%A W Ward, Colin 
%T Resolution of Proteases in the Keratinolytic Larvae of the Webbing Clothes Moth
%J Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
%D 1975/03/01
%V 28
%N 1
%P 1-24
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9750001
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BI9750001 
%X The proteases of the larvae of the webbing clothes moth, Tineola bisselliella, were investigated because of this organism's phylogenetic rank as a member of the lower invertebrates, its unique position as one of the relatively few organisms that can digest keratin and its importance as a serious fabric pest. Both the number and nature of different proteolytic enzymes present were investigated and the various activities partially fractionated by ammonium sulphate precipitation and chromatography on DEAE-cellulose and Sephadex 0200 columns. A complex mixture of peptidases and proteinases has been found in extracts of whole larvae and has been shown to be associated with the larval digestive tract. 
