Characterization of the exocuticle a-layer proteins of wool

Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 951-960

  Bringans, Scott D ^a   Plowman, Jeffrey E ^a   Dyer, Jolon M ^a   Clerens, Stefan ^a   Vernon, James A ^a   Bryson, Warren G ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

2 nitro 5 thiocyanobenzoic acid; Cuticle; Mass; Spectrometry; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CELL PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; GLYCINE; SULFUR;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; CUTICLE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOOL;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CYSTEINE; GLYCINE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SHEEP; WOOL;

EID: 35348855675     PISSN: 09066705     EISSN: 16000625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2007.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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