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Photoprotection by silk cocoons

Date

Authors

Kaur, Jasjeet

Rajkhowa, Rangam

Tsuzuki, Takuya

Millington, Keith

Zhang, Jin

Wang, Xungai

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Abstract

A silk cocoon protects a silkworm during its pupal stage from various threats. We systematically investigated the role of fiber, sericin, and embedded crystals in the UV protection of a silk cocoon. Diffuse reflectance and UV absorbance were measured and

Keywords

Keywords: Chemiluminescence intensity; Diffuse reflectance; Photo-induced; Photoprotection; Silk fiber; UV absorbance; UV protection; UVB radiation; Chemiluminescence; Free radicals; Ultraviolet radiation; Silk; sericin; silk; article; chemoluminescence; cocoon; co

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/75182

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Biomacromolecules

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1021/bm401023h

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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