A comparison of the composition of silk proteins produced by spiders and insects

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 109-118

  Craig, Catherine L ^a   Hsu, Michael ^a   Kaplan, David ^b   Pierce, N E ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Insects; Metabolic cost; Selection; Silk; Spiders

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETIC REGULATION; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SILK; SPIDER;

EID: 0032911153     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-8130(99)00006-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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