Fourier-transform Raman spectroscopy of mammalian and avian keratotic biopolymers

Spectrochimica Acta - Part A Molecular Spectroscopy

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-90

  Akhtar, W ^a   Edwards, H G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian keratotic biopolymers; FT Ramam spectroscopy; Mammalian biopolymers

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOPOLYMER; DISULFIDE; KERATIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; BIRD; CALLUS; CHEMISTRY; FEATHER; HOOF AND CLAW; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAMMAL; NAIL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BEAK; BIOPOLYMERS; BIRDS; BONY CALLUS; DISULFIDES; FEATHERS; HOOF AND CLAW; HUMANS; KERATINS; MAMMALS; NAILS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 0030623380     PISSN: 05848539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1386-1425(97)83011-9     Document Type: Article

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