Structure of Characteristic Sequences in Nephila clavipes Dragline Silk (MaSp1) Studied with 13C Solid State NMR
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A two-dimensional spin-diffusion NMR study on the local structure of a water-soluble model peptide for Nephila clavipes dragline silk (MaSp1) before and after spinning
INTRODUCTION The dragline silk of the golden orb web spider Nephila clavipes has received significant attention because of its remarkable mechanical properties, which include toughness and high tensile strength.1,2 This silk contains two structural proteins designated as major ampullate spidroin 1 (MaSp1) and major ampullate spidroin 2 (MaSp2).3,4 The dominant MaSp1 can be described as AB block...
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عنوان ژورنال: Polymer Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0032-3896,1349-0540
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.36.999