sericin 1

noundomain: substance
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a protein created by Bombyx mori (silkworms) in the production of silk.

  • 1.Silk emitted by the silkworm consists mainly of two proteins, sericin and fibroin; fibroin being the structural center of the silk, and sericin being the gum coating the fibres and allowing them to stick to each other.
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