Abstract
Reduced tricarboxylic acid cycle enzyme activities were found in paired adult Schistosoma mansoni and S. japonicum in comparison to those reported for S. mansoni cercariae ( Coles, 1973). Succinate dehydrogenase activity, which has not been previously reported for either adult blood fluke, is more than twice as great in paired adult S. japonicum as in paired adult S. mansoni, but the activity is low in both species of adult worms. The similar low levels of tricarboxylic acid cycle enzyme activities which occur in adult S. mansoni and S. japonicum further substantiate the fact that anaerobic glycolysis is the major energy source in adults of both species.
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