Benaki D C, Aggeli A, Chryssikos G D, Yiannopoulos Y D, Kamitsos E I, Brumley E, Case S T, Boden N, Hamodrakas S J
Department of Biology, University of Athens, Greece.
Int J Biol Macromol. 1998 Jul;23(1):49-59. doi: 10.1016/s0141-8130(98)00032-4.
Silkmoth chorion, the proteinaceous major component of the eggshell, with extraordinary mechanical and physiological properties, consists of a complex set of proteins, which have a tripartite structure: a central, evolutionarily conserved, domain and two more variable 'arms'. Peptide-analogues of silkmoth chorion protein central domain segments have been synthesized. Laser-Raman and infrared spectroscopic studies suggest the preponderance of antiparallel beta-pleated sheet structure for these peptides, both in solution and in the solid state.
蚕蛾卵壳蛋白是卵壳的主要蛋白质成分，具有非凡的机械和生理特性，由一组复杂的蛋白质组成，这些蛋白质具有三重结构：一个中心的、进化上保守的结构域和两个更具变异性的“臂”。已经合成了蚕蛾卵壳蛋白中心结构域片段的肽类似物。激光拉曼光谱和红外光谱研究表明，这些肽在溶液和固态中均以反平行β折叠片层结构为主。
