Variable-temperature 13C solid-state NMR study of the molecular structure of honeybee wax and silk

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-69

  Kameda, Tsunenori ^a   Tamada, Yasushi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beeswax; Honeybee silk; n Alkane; Polyethylene; Solid state NMR

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; POLYETHYLENE; PROPOLIS; CARBON; WAX;

ALPHA HELIX; APIS CERANA JAPONICA; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HONEYBEE; SILK; SOLID STATE; TEMPERATURE; ANIMAL; BEE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; JAPONICA; VESPA;

ANIMALS; BEES; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CARBON ISOTOPES; JAPAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SILK; TEMPERATURE; WAXES;

EID: 57849083635     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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