Silk protein, sericin, inhibits lipid peroxidation and tyrosinase activity

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 145-147

  Kato, Norihisa ^a   Sato, Seiji ^a   Yamanaka, Atsushi ^a   Yamada, Hideyuki ^b   Fuwa, Naozumi ^b   Nomura, Masakazu ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Seiren Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Lipid peroxidation; Sericin; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYCLOPEPTIDE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; INSECT PROTEIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; SERICIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; RAT; SILK; SILKWORM;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BOMBYX; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INSECT PROTEINS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RATS; SERICINS; SILK; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 0031612698     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.145     Document Type: Article

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