Isolation of Three Main Sericin Components from the Cocoon of the Silkworm, Bombyx mori

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2715-2718

  Takasu, Yoko ^a   Yamada, Hiromi ^a   Tsubouchi, Kozo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Cocoon; Middle silk gland; SDS PAGE; Sericin

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI;

CYCLOPEPTIDE; INSECT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; SERICIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SILKWORM;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; SERICINS;

EID: 0043204291     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.66.2715     Document Type: Article

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