INDUSTRY|leather and textile industries|textile industry · AGRI-FOODSTUFFS|animal product|animal product|silk
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- sericin | silk gum
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- Definition natural macromolecular protein derived from the silkworm (Bombyx mori) which constitutes 25-30% of silk protein Reference "COM-EN, based on:Joshi, M., Purwar, R., Wazed Ali, S, Rajendran, S., Antimicrobial textiles for health and hygiene applications based on eco-friendly natural products (23.8.2022), Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2010, p.86."
- Comment "Silk consists of two types of protein, fibroin and sericin, fibroin being the structural centre of the silk, and sericin being the gum coating the fibres and allowing them to stick to each other."