5—THE CONSTITUTION OF THE EPICUTICLE OF WOOL
- 1 February 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of the Textile Institute
- Vol. 60 (2) , 46-56
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00405006908629904
Abstract
Epicuticle, isolated from wool via the Allwörden reaction, was examined by electron microscopy and analysed chemically. It is proteinaceous; lipids and carbohydrates could not be detected. The component amino acids are: cystine, glycine, glutamic acid, serine, valine, alanine, lysine, α-amino-adipic acid, and threonine. A tentative model for the epicuticle is proposed.Keywords
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