Biochemical Studies on Pearl. IX. Amino Acid Composition of Conchiolin in Pearl and Shell
- 1 April 1960
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
- Vol. 33 (4) , 543-545
- https://doi.org/10.1246/bcsj.33.543
Abstract
Conchiolin, a kind of screloprotein, was isolated from the pearl and the shell of the pearl oysters. The amino acid composition of con-chiolin was determined by the chromatographic method with the starch column. Relatively large amounts of leucines, alanine, glycine and cystine were found in conchiolin. Remarkable differences were found in the contents of phenylalanine, alanine and proline between conchiolin from the nacreous substance and that from the prismatic substance.Keywords
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