We investigate the structure and chemical composition of silk proteins produced by silkworms reared entirely on an artificial (A) diet, and compared those with worms entirely on a mulberry leaf ( M ) diet. The artificial diet has tofu-cake as its main component. Two types of cocoons (A and...
This review examines and summarises a variety of factors that either are known (or have the potential) to influence an insect’s chemical composition and its nutritive value, such as a species’ taxonomic position or ecotype, thereby enhancing or reducing its acceptability as a food item for hu...
Chemical characterisation of tars from the thermal conversion of biomass by 1D and 2D gas chromatography combined with silylation Tars obtained from the thermal conversion of biomass are an incredibly reach source of information regarding the type and composition of feed biomass as we... M Sajdak,M...
Secondly, the influence of the magnesium concentration on the biological and physico-chemical properties was also studied. For this purpose, the chemical composition of the coatings obtained by spin coating was evaluated by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and X-ray photoelectron ...
of the MaSp1 protein likely promotes β–sheet formations in dragline silk fibers while the proline and serine in MaSp2 likely induces the formation of β-turns, 310-helices and other amorphous nanostructures23,29. We therefore expect that the greater MaSp1 composition in the silks from the ...
However, the effects of grafting on the quality of SZS have not been reported. This study investigated the differences between wild-type and grafted SZS from three aspects: phenotype, chemical composition, and molecular mechanism. The findings revealed that the grafted specimens were generally larger...
This work deals with the chemical composition, physical structure, and thermal behavior of Antheraea assama silk fibers. The amino acid composition is characterized by the high content of alanine, glycine, and serine. Among the amino acid residues with polar side chains, aspartic acid, arginine, ...
is a major forage crop, little attention has been given to possible alteration of forage quality associated with breeding for increased resistance to stalk lodging. This study was designed to evaluate changes in stalk composition and digestibility resulting from three cycles of recurrent selection each...
Cu and Cr possess less micro quantity in the spider silk.Because of relative high quantity for Na and K,they both play an important role in the silk-forming mechanism by spider.The elemental compositions investigated by using mathematic statistic method are quite in agreement with those ...
Structure and Chemical Composition of Silk Proteins in Relation to Silkworm Diet We investigate the structure and chemical composition of silk proteins produced by silkworms reared entirely on an artificial (A) diet, and compared those ... H Ito,Y Muraoka,T Yamazaki,... - 《Textile Research Jou...