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Functional Silk Proteins: Molecular Structure and Application to Biomaterials  

Makoto Demura (Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University)
Yeo, Joo-Hong (Department of Sericulture and Entomology, National Institute of Agriculeral Science and Technology)
Lee, Kwang-Gill (Department of Sericulture and Entomology, National Institute of Agriculeral Science and Technology)
Lee, Yong-Woo (Department of Sericulture and Entomology, National Institute of Agriculeral Science and Technology)
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International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials / v.4, no.1, 2002 , pp. 1-4 More about this Journal
Abstract
Silk proteins consist of two major proteins, fibroin and sericin. There is currently an enormous reawakening of interest in these silk proteins as a biomaterial due to their mechanical and biological properties based on the detailed findings. Novel method for determination of the crystalline structure of silk proteins in an atomic level using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was reviewed. Recent application of silks to biomaterials and prospects for future were discussed.
Keywords
Silk protein; Biomaterial; NMR; Crystal structure; Enzyme-immobilization;
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