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5—THE CONSTITUTION OF THE EPICUTICLE OF WOOL |
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| Authors: | P F Lofts E V Truter |
| Affiliation: | Textile Chemistry Laboratory , University of Leeds , Leeds 2 |
| 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: | EPICUTICLE WOOL ELECTRON MICROSCOPY FATS PROTEINS CARBOHYDRATES AMINO ACIDS CYSTINE GLYCINE GLUTAMIC ACID SERINE VALINE ALANINE LYSINE α-AMINO-ADIPIC ACID THREONINE MEMBRANES HYDROLYSIS CHROMATOGRAPHY |