In-situ observation of tryptophan in larval cocoon silk of the hornet Vespa simillima xanthoptera Cameron by ultraviolet resonance raman spectroscopy

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1353-1355

  Kameda, Tsunenori ^a   Niizeki, Tomotake ^b   Sonoyama, Masashi ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Ibaraki Prefectural Industrial Technology Center   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombix mori cocoon silk; Hornet larval cocoon silk; Tryptophan (Trp); Tyrosine (Tyr); Ultraviolet resonance raman (UVRR)

Indexed keywords

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RESONANCE; SILK;

BOMBYX MORI COCOON SILK; HORNET LARVAL COCOON SILK; TRYPTOPHAN (TRP); ULTRAVIOLET RESONANCE RAMAN (UVRR);

AMINO ACIDS;

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILK; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE;

BOMBYX MORI; VESPA;

TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SILK; SILKWORM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WASP;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; LARVA; SILK; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; TRYPTOPHAN; WASPS;

EID: 34347406198     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70024     Document Type: Article

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