Parasitic Flatworms: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology and Physiology 2006
DOI: 10.1079/9780851990279.0387
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Unusual aspects of metabolism in flatworm parasites.

Abstract: This chapter focuses on the metabolism of digeneans and cestodes. The nutrition of free-living and parasitic stages of these flatworms, their adaptations to parasitism, and limited biosynthetic capacities are discussed.

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“…Metabolic studies have not been performed in Echinococcus , but evidence of TAG synthesis via α-glycerophosphate–phosphatidic acid-diglyceride pathway exists for the cestode Hymenolepis diminuta [55]. TAG are the major reserve of energy in animals, but no evidence on the operation of fatty acid oxidation pathways has been obtained in flatworms [33] including Echinococcus (our unpublished observations from the E. granulosus transcriptome). This scenario suggests that TAG mainly provide a source of fatty acids and glycerol for synthetic purposes via an enzymatic hydrolysis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Metabolic studies have not been performed in Echinococcus , but evidence of TAG synthesis via α-glycerophosphate–phosphatidic acid-diglyceride pathway exists for the cestode Hymenolepis diminuta [55]. TAG are the major reserve of energy in animals, but no evidence on the operation of fatty acid oxidation pathways has been obtained in flatworms [33] including Echinococcus (our unpublished observations from the E. granulosus transcriptome). This scenario suggests that TAG mainly provide a source of fatty acids and glycerol for synthetic purposes via an enzymatic hydrolysis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Its placing within the HLBP family led to the proposal that EgAgB must be a crucial component of the parasite's lipid metabolism . Echinococcus and cestodes in general lack biosynthetic and degradative pathways for common fatty acids and sterols . Hence, HLBPs are likely involved in the uptake of host lipids for the parasite's anabolism.…”
Section: Important Secreted Molecules Of Larval E Granulosus: Antigen Bmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En los estadios de vida libre estos parásitos tienen acceso al oxígeno, por lo cual su metabolismo es principalmente aerobio, obteniendo energía a partir de sus reservas de glucógeno mediante ciclo de Krebs y fosforilación oxidativa (Tielens & Hellemond, 2006). A través de esta vía, el organismo se asegura de maximizar la energía obtenida gastando la menor cantidad posible de sus reservas, con el objetivo final de sobrevivir un tiempo suficiente como para interactuar con un hospedador que le permita continuar su ciclo de vida.…”
Section: Obtención De Los Nutrientes Y Características Generales Del unclassified
“…A través de esta vía, el organismo se asegura de maximizar la energía obtenida gastando la menor cantidad posible de sus reservas, con el objetivo final de sobrevivir un tiempo suficiente como para interactuar con un hospedador que le permita continuar su ciclo de vida. Una vez en el hospedador, el parásito se establece en sitios donde, la disponibilidad de oxígeno y nutrientes cambia respecto al ambiente externo, induciendo un cambio hacia el metabolismo anaerobio (Tielens & Hellemond, 2006).…”
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