Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 30, Problem 30.14P
Humans cannot digest wood; termites do so with
the aid of bacteria in their digestive tract. Is there a basic difference in the digestive enzymes present in humans and termites?
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