Conformation transition of bombyx mori silk protein monitored by time-dependent fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy: Effect of organic solvent

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 696-699

  Chen, Xin ^a   Cai, Huifei ^a   Ling, Shengjie ^a   Shao, Zhengzhong ^a   Huang, Yufang ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Artificial spinning; Conformation transition; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Organic solvent; Silk protein; Time dependent FT IR spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE-TIME CURVES; BOMBYX MORI SILK; COAGULATION BATH; CONFORMATION TRANSITIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTRUM; ISO-PROPANOLS; RANDOM COIL; REGENERATED BOMBYX MORI SILK FIBROIN; SHEET FORMATION; SILK FIBER; SILK FIBROIN; SILK PROTEINS; TIME-DEPENDENT; WET-SPINNING;

ACETONE; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PROTEINS; SILK;

SPINNING (FIBERS);

ACETONE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; SILK; SOLVENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOMBYX; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ACETONE; ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; KINETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SILK; SOLVENTS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTRA; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEINS; SILK; SOLVENTS; SPINNING;

EID: 84863651560     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: 19433530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/11-06551     Document Type: Article

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