
Published online:
15 February 2018
Published in print:
21 December 2017
Online ISBN:
9780191825873
Print ISBN:
9780198779841
Contents
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16.1 Introduction 16.1 Introduction
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16.2 Composition of the digestive fluid 16.2 Composition of the digestive fluid
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16.2.1 Proteases 16.2.1 Proteases
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16.2.2 Phosphatases 16.2.2 Phosphatases
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16.2.3 Chitinases 16.2.3 Chitinases
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16.2.4 Nucleases 16.2.4 Nucleases
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16.2.5 Carbohydrate-digesting enzymes 16.2.5 Carbohydrate-digesting enzymes
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16.3 Regulation of enzyme release and activity in traps 16.3 Regulation of enzyme release and activity in traps
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16.3.1 Enzyme induction 16.3.1 Enzyme induction
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16.3.2 Combinations of constitutive and inducible production of enzymes 16.3.2 Combinations of constitutive and inducible production of enzymes
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16.3.3 Enzyme activity 16.3.3 Enzyme activity
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16.4 Evolution of digestive enzymes and their regulatory mechanisms 16.4 Evolution of digestive enzymes and their regulatory mechanisms
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16.4.1 Subfunctionalization of class I chitinases for defense and digestion 16.4.1 Subfunctionalization of class I chitinases for defense and digestion
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16.4.2 Evolution and expression of class III chitinases 16.4.2 Evolution and expression of class III chitinases
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16.4.3 Evolution and expression of class V β-1,3-glucanases 16.4.3 Evolution and expression of class V β-1,3-glucanases
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16.4.4 Evolution and specificity of proteases 16.4.4 Evolution and specificity of proteases
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16.5 Future research 16.5 Future research
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Chapter
16 Biochemistry of prey digestion and nutrient absorption
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Pages
207–220
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Published:December 2017
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Matušíková, Ildikó, Andrej Pavlovič, and Tanya Renner, 'Biochemistry of prey digestion and nutrient absorption', in Aaron Ellison, and Lubomír Adamec (eds), Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, ecology, and evolution (Oxford , 2017; online edn, Oxford Academic, 15 Feb. 2018), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198779841.003.0016, accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
Digestion of captured prey and retrieval of nutrients by plants is a central feature of carnivorous plants. This chapter provides a comprehensive review of the composition of digestive fluids and the general mechanisms of prey digestion in carnivorous plant genera. Genus-specific features and enzyme regulatory mechanisms are presented that might contribute to the success and efficiency of carnivory in the Caryophyllales. The available evidence for the hypothesis that proteins involved in prey decomposition evolved as a result of a functional shift from defense-related activities is presented.
Matušíková, I., Pavlovič, A., and Renner, T., Biochemistry of prey digestion and nutrient absorption. In: Carnivorous Plants: Physiology, ecology, and evolution. Edited by Aaron M. Ellison and Lubomír Adamec: Oxford University Press (2018). © Oxford University Press. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198779841.003.0016
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