Abstract
CONSTITUENTS other than protein in Bombyx mori silk have received little attention1. The significant amounts of hexosamine found in hair and wool2 prompted this study to quantitate and to identify the amino-sugars in B. mori silk.
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SMITH, J., CLARK, R. Hexosamine in Bombyx mori Silk. Nature 207, 860–861 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207860c0
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